A woman and three children were hospitalized after their car plunged off a cliff in Los Angeles on Monday night, according to a KTLA report. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the incident in Sylmar at 9:11 p.m., where they discovered a vehicle 120 feet down an embankment in the 12000 block of North Harding Street.
The LAFD alert stated that under unknown circumstances, the car went over the side of a cliff. Witnesses reported seeing occupants, including a woman and three girls, exiting the car unassisted before paramedics assessed them. The victims, identified as a 44-year-old woman and three girls aged 12, 7, and 3, were all transported to a hospital in fair condition with minor injuries.
Recovery efforts for the vehicle involved police coordination on the scene, as detailed in another LAFD alert. The Los Angeles Police Department stayed behind to manage the retrieval of the automobile from where it had come to rest down the steep terrain.
No further information was immediately provided about the circumstances leading to the crash. The LAFD's report on the scene described the event as occurring under unknown circumstances. There were no other injuries reported in connection with the incident, and the condition of the patients remained stable following their hospitalization for minor injuries.
