Crime & Safety

6 Injured in Crash on 101 Freeway

The collision occurs near Balboa Avenue at 9:11 p.m., officials say.

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Six people were injured Friday night, one critically, in a crash on the northbound Ventura (101) Freeway in Encino.

The driver of one vehicle was critically injured and taken to a hospital, said David Ortiz of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

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The other five injured people were all in the same car. One was hospitalized, Ortiz said

The crash at Balboa Avenue was reported at 9:11 p.m, Ortiz said.

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The cause of the crash was under investigation.


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