Crews Rescue Critically Injured Driver Trapped Under Big Rig

CULVER CITY, CA — Rescue crews helped free a critically injured person who was trapped under a big rig on the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway Thursday night.

The collision involved a tanker and happened about 6:34 p.m. on the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway, near National Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department's Margaret Stewart.

The first arriving fire company was able to safely extricate the patient and is providing rapid treatment for the critically injured person," Stewart said.

Their age and information were not immediately available.

No other hazards or injuries were reported.

- City News Service and Patch Editor Nicole Charky contributed to this report.

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