A pickup truck came to rest on tracks along East Washington Boulevard in Los Angeles; no trains were affected.
Several people were injured, and five patients were being evaluated at the scene. Mercedes-Benz of Los Angeles provided a courtesy vehicle to one of the drivers affected, per KTLA. The fire department spokesperson said no trains were affected by the crash, and the cause remains under investigation.
Metro's A Line
Metro's A Line was formerly known as the Blue Line.
Part of a Citywide Pattern on High-Injury Streets
Century Boulevard and San Pedro Street are listed on the Los Angeles Department of Transportation's High Injury Network — a set of streets that make up just 6% of the city's streets but account for roughly 65% of all severe and fatal traffic collisions, per Hoodline's earlier reporting on a car-into-building crash in South L.A.
LAPD data cited in that same report showed Los Angeles recorded 750 traffic collisions resulting in severe injury or death during the first half of 2026, a 5% increase over the same period in 2025.
What Comes Next for Investigators
If any driver involved in Wednesday's crash fled the scene, state law would require them to face serious consequences. According to Shouse Law Group, California Vehicle Code Section 20001 requires drivers involved in collisions causing injury to stop immediately, render aid, and identify themselves; hit-and-run violations in injury crashes are felonies carrying up to four years in state prison. LAPD has not yet said what triggered Wednesday's initial impact, and the investigation into the cause of the crash continues.
