Four hurt in fiery crash on the 605 Freeway in Baldwin Park

BALDWIN PARK — Four people were injured, including a child who was flown by helicopter to a trauma center, following a fiery multi-vehicle wreck on the 605 Freeway in Baldwin Park Friday, authorities said.
The crash took place about 6:30 p.m. on the southbound 605 Freeway, just south of Ramona Boulevard, California Highway Patrol and Los Angeles County Fire Department officials said.
Witnesses called 9-1-1 to report several cars had collided, and a pickup truck had “exploded” into flames with a person trapped inside, according to CHP logs.
Bystanders pulled the trapped person from the burning truck prior the arrival of rescuers, according to fire officials and CHP logs.
Officials shut down both directions of the 605 Freeway as they landed a helicopter to rush one of the patient to the hospital, CHP Officer Ed Jacobs said.
The person flown to the hospital was initially described only as a juvenile, according to fire Dispatch Supervisor Bernard Peters.
Two adults were hospitalized via ambulance with major injuries, Peters said, and a third adult was treated for injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
A total of five cars were involved in the collision, Jacobs said. The cause of the crash was being investigation by officers from the Baldwin Park office of the CHP.

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