A devastating firetruck crash has left at least eight injured as firefighters are airlifted to hospital.
The crash happened on the 241 Freeway near the Tomato Springs Toll Plaza in the Irvine area shortly before 7 p.m. Images from the scene show the crumpled truck laying on its side as debris littered the road.
Traffic was blocked on the northbound side and backing up for miles. Abc7 reported there appeared to be no other crash involved or visible at the crash site. Two helicopters were requested for airlifts.
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In another California crash, he families of the four Pepperdine students who were killed on a deadly stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu last year are filing a lawsuit against the state and several state agencies.
Last October, Niamh Rolston, Peyton Stewart, Asha Weir and Deslyn Williams were stuck and killed by a vehicle while they were walking down the northbound shoulder of a section of the PCH known as “Dead Man’s Curve” on their way to an event. A speeding driver veered onto the shoulder of the road and crashed into three parked cars, and one of the parked vehicles hit the women as they stood on the side of the road.