One patient was in critical condition after a multiple-vehicle collision Saturday night in Van Nuys that left the person trapped inside a car, authorities said.
The crash was reported just before 5:30 p.m. on the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway at Sherman Way, Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
Firefighters rescued the injured victim from the vehicle, she said.
The California Highway Patrol issued a SigAlert at 5:40 p.m. shutting down all northbound lanes and issued another SigAlert at 5:56 p.m. shutting down the HOV lane and lanes 1 and 2 on the southbound side.
All southbound lanes were reopened at 6:14 p.m. and northbound lanes 3 and 4 were reopened at 6:19 p.m.
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