“Firefighters and paramedics responded to a traffic collision involving at least two vehicles on the westbound 210 Freeway. Firefighters extinguished one box truck involved with fire; four patients are being assessed for treatment/transport,” the LA Fire Department said.

Officials said that at least one person was transported to the nearby hospital. The freeway had only one lane open after the crash but all the closed lanes were back to normal around 10:30 p.m.

Crystal Alch, a resident of Santa Clarita, was left shocked by the incident. “This was truly terrifying to witness,” she commented on a news post by ABC News.

“We were coming home from Big Bear when I noticed the black car coming the wrong way onto the freeway.”

“My husband, my 5 month old and I were in the carpool lane and multiple cars scrambled to get out of the way but when the wrong way driver saw the box truck, it ran straight into it,” Alch wrote.

She added that the crash seemed like “a missile” went off. “The box truck erupted into flames and we just missed the fire on the road. I’ve been shaken up since. I hope everyone involved survives. We are praying for you,” she added.

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