A Friday morning crash in North Hills turned a busy corner into a scene of chaos when a pickup was slammed into the curb, injuring a man in a wheelchair and a nearby food vendor. Dashcam and bystander video captured the impact, which sent the wheelchair user into the air and triggered a frantic rush from people nearby trying to help. Early on, the victims’ conditions were not clear, and authorities had not announced any arrests.
The Los Angeles Fire Department told ABC7 Los Angeles the collision happened at about 10 a.m. near Nordhoff Street and Orion Avenue. According to that report, bystander video shows an SUV plowing into a pickup truck, spinning the pickup toward the curb, where it struck the man in the wheelchair and shoved him into a food vendor.
“He flew into the parking lot off the curb... That really sent my adrenaline spiking, definitely had to pull over,” witness Guillermo Garcia told ABC7 Los Angeles. The video shows several people rushing over within seconds to check on the victims, and ABC7 Los Angeles reported it was still unclear how seriously the man and the vendor were hurt.
Dashcam footage shows pickup careen onto the sidewalk
Dashcam video of the crash quickly circulated online and was picked up by several outlets. Yahoo noted the dramatic clip came from KTLA and placed the collision on the 15000 block of West Nordhoff Street, just off the 405 Freeway. According to Yahoo, the food vendor was hospitalized, and the LAPD said there were injuries tied to the crash, though the extent of those injuries was not yet known.
North Hills has faced curb-jumping crashes before
The wreck added to a troubling track record along Nordhoff Street. In 2021, a separate crash sent a vehicle onto the sidewalk, killing an 18-month-old child and sparking a citywide debate over intersection safety, as reported at the time by CBS Los Angeles. That tragedy and other incidents have kept public pressure on traffic speeds and curb protections near the 405 Freeway ramps.
Police say the latest case remains under investigation and that no arrests had been reported as of the most recent updates, according to coverage compiled by Yahoo. Officials are urging anyone who witnessed the crash or who has dashcam footage from the area to contact the LAPD’s Valley division to help investigators piece together exactly what happened.
