LONG BEACH -- Long Beach Firefighters pulled a 55-year-old man from the mangled remains of a car Tuesday after he lost control of the vehicle and smashed into a power pole in North Long Beach.
Long Beach Fire Truck 11 was first on scene just before 11 a.m. and found the driver of the car trapped in his small sedan near the corner of Del Amo Boulevard and Virginia Avenue, said LBFD Capt. Jackawa Jackson.
The driver was pinned inside his car with the driver's side door taking the brunt of the impact. Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to cut the man free within 10 minutes, Jackson said.
The driver, who was not identified, was taken to a local hospital in moderate distress, Jackson said.
"Fortunately the power pole remained upright and there did not appear to be any loss of power to local homes or businesses," Jackson said.
It was not clear what caused the single-car crash and the incident is being investigated by the Long Beach Police Department Accident Investigations Detail.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call Accident Investigations at 562-570-7355.
Long Beach Fire Truck 11 was first on scene just before 11 a.m. and found the driver of the car trapped in his small sedan near the corner of Del Amo Boulevard and Virginia Avenue, said LBFD Capt. Jackawa Jackson.
The driver was pinned inside his car with the driver's side door taking the brunt of the impact. Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to cut the man free within 10 minutes, Jackson said.
The driver, who was not identified, was taken to a local hospital in moderate distress, Jackson said.
"Fortunately the power pole remained upright and there did not appear to be any loss of power to local homes or businesses," Jackson said.
It was not clear what caused the single-car crash and the incident is being investigated by the Long Beach Police Department Accident Investigations Detail.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call Accident Investigations at 562-570-7355.
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