A highway collision in Sylmar left one woman dead and three children injured Saturday morning, authorities said.
The crash occurred at around 10 a.m. and involved two cars on the southbound 5 Freeway, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
Authorities declared the woman dead at the scene, while an 8-year-old boy was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Two other minors were hospitalized in fair condition, the agency said. All four were in the same vehicle.
Officials did not provide further information.
A fatal accident on the 5 southbound and the 210. CHP says the female driver died on scene and 3 children transported to hospital.. @KTLA pic.twitter.com/bF9lzEwksR
— Chris Gierowski (@tepall14) March 3, 2018
Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the number of children injured. The post has since been updated.