Two separate crashes just 10 minutes apart on the Interstate 5 in Castaic resulted in more than one transport and large traffic delays Monday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol officials.
One person was transported to a hospital after suffering burns following a fiery crash on Monday morning on the Interstate 5 in Castaic, according to Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez, public information officer for the CHP Newhall office in an email to The Signal.
At approximately 8:39 a.m. the CHP responded to reports of a multi-vehicle crash on the northbound lanes of the I-5 south of Parker Road, Burgos-Lopez wrote in the email.
“The two vehicles caught fire and one party suffered burns as a result,” added Burgos-Lopez in the email.
Personnel with the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to the incident and one person was transported to the hospital, said Geovanni Sanchez, a spokesman with the Fire Department.
According to observations on the scene, one vehicle involved was a white truck.
Circumstances regarding the incident are being investigated as of the publication of this story, stated Burgos-Lopez, and the crash required the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 lanes to be shut down due to the vehicle blocking lanes.
The second crash occurred at 8:50 a.m. on the northbound side of the I-5 at Hasley Canyon just south of the first incident and it involved a sedan and a semi-truck, Burgos- Lopez added in the email. One person was transported to the hospital, he added.
A total of four vehicles were involved in the crash and one driver fled the scene before the CHP’s arrival, Burgos- Lopez said, and urged witnesses to call the CHP at 661-600-600.
According to observations on the scene, both crashes caused traffic to come to a standstill. Burgos- Lopez said lanes reopened at 10:31 a.m.
