El Segundo Fire Department Vehicle Crashes in Torrance, Injuring 1

A crash in Torrance involving a fire department vehicle sent a person to a hospital today.

The crash, involving an El Segundo Fire Department vehicle, was reported just before 2 p.m. at the intersection of Hawthorne and Artesia boulevards, a Torrance Police Department desk officer said.

One person was taken to a hospital, the officer said, but it was unclear if the patient was a firefighter and an update on the victim’s condition was not immediately available.

Traffic was diverted around the intersection following the crash.

The officer did not know why an El Segundo Fire Department vehicle was in Torrance.

--City News Service, photo via Shutterstock