Two ambulances requested for Newhall crash

A two-vehicle traffic collision stalls traffic on Sierra Highway on Monday, May 31, 2021. Bobby Block/The Signal
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A crash involving at least two vehicles out front of Eternal Valley Memorial Park and Mortuary Monday resulted in two ambulances being requested.  

The incident was reported just after 1:30 p.m. on the 23200 block of Sierra Highway in front of the cemetery, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department Supervisor Ed Pickett. 

“They just requested a second ambulance,” Pickett said at 1:50 p.m., adding that it was unknown the extent of any patients’ injuries. 

One person is transported to the hospital as a result of a traffic collision on Sierra Highway on Monday, May 31, 2021. Bobby Block/The Signal

Traffic headed south on Sierra Highway was blocked as first responders worked to clear the scene. 

Two patients were transported to the hospital — one by ambulance and one by a private vehicle — as a result of the incident, according to fire officials.  

Firefighters were then called back to the scene around 2:30 p.m., as one of the vehicles involved in the crash had caught fire, fire officials said. 

Firefighters put out a vehicle that caught fire after a traffic collision on Sierra Highway on Monday, May 31, 2021. Bobby Block/The Signal

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