Rain causes dozens of SCV traffic collisions
Rainy weather has been responsible for an uptick in traffic collisions this week in Santa Clarita, and meteorologists believe a second storm is already on its way.
A single vehicle swerved across multiple lanes on Interstate 5 before completely overturning Thursday.
“The car swerved through all four lanes and landed upside down,” said Leslie Lua, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
The vehicle, a gray Mazda, had landed in a ditch on the eastbound side of Highway 126, according to California
Highway Patrol logs.
At 5:01 p.m., another rollover crash was reported to officials on the northbound side of the I-5 south of the Magic Mountain exit.
The second collision occurred after the single vehicle went over the freeway’s right side embankment and overturned, according to Supervisor Michael Pittman of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
The ambulances responding to the scene were canceled and there were reports of only minor injuries, Pittman said.
At around 7:15 p.m. firefighters responded to another single-vehicle crash on reports of a car striking a pole collision on La Madrid Drive and Plum Canyon Road, according to Pittman. One person was transported to a hospital.
The tumultuous conditions on Santa Clarita’s roadways that resulted in dozens of traffic collisions and solo vehicle crashes throughout the day was a continuation of what has been seen throughout the rainy week.
Carol Smith, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said Thursday that extended storms that have intermittent levels of rainfall can have a number of impacts on driving conditions, including: flooded roadways, See RAIN, X1