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4 LAPD officers injured in Glassell Park crash
Police taped off several blocks around the 10900 block of Haskell Avenue in Granada Hills.
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A two-car accident involving a Los Angeles police vehicle in Glassell Park left seven people injured — two seriously — on Monday morning.
The accident occurred just before 9 a.m. on the 2900 block of Fletcher Drive. LAPD Commander Andrew Smith told KPCC one of the vehicles was an unmarked LAPD vehicle. The other vehicle was a Dodge Durango.
Seven passengers were transported to area hospitals. Four were veteran police officers — two are in serious condition and two are in good condition, according to latest reports. Three people in the Durango were also hurt; police say they're in good condition.
Smith says the crash happened when the officers drove through a red light in their unmarked police car while responding to a call for backup. He says the lights and sirens were on. The officers were headed east on San Fernando Road and collided with the Durango headed north on Fletcher.
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The accident comes less than two weeks after another LAPD officer-involved crash that left veteran cop Nicholas Lee dead and a truck driver seriously wounded.
This story will be updated.
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