2 big rigs collide on 5 Freeway in Granada Hills-Sylmar area, 1 man critically burned

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2 big rigs collide on 5 Freeway in Granada Hills-Sylmar area, 1 man critically burned
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The crash was reported about 12:20 p.m. Wednesday near Roxford Street.

A fiery collision involving two big rigs on the southbound 5 Freeway in Granada Hills Wednesday afternoon left a person critically burned, authorities said.

The crash was reported about 12:20 p.m. Wednesday near Roxford Street, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department and the California Highway Patrol. “One male driver successfully escaped his burning cab, and passing motorists stopped to help extinguish the flames on his clothes and body,” LAFD spokesperson Lyndsey Lantz said in a statement.

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