CA Crews Rescue Two Trapped in Vehicle in Sinkhole

Jan. 10, 2023
Los Angeles firefighters said the vehicle continued to shift during the operation.

A mother and a daughter were taken to the hospital Monday night after their vehicle fell into a sinkhole in Chatsworth.

They were in a vehicle about 10 feet down in the hole when a pickup truck toppled onto it, KTLA reported.

The occupants of the truck climbed out, but the other two were trapped.

Crews from Los Angeles Fire Department, Los Angeles County and Ventura worked for more than an hour to free them as the vehicle shifted.

The road, which was continuing to “sluff and deteriorate” required crews to secure the vehicles. 

Crews with the Los Angeles Fire Department rescued a mother and a daughter after their vehicle, along with another car fell into a sinkhole in Chatsworth. Carlos Saucedo reports for KTLA 5 News at 11, Jan. 9, 2023 Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/chatsworth-sinkhole-swallows-2-cars-firefighters-on-scene/ Get Los Angeles breaking news, entertainment, weather, traffic and sports from L.A.'s Very Own, KTLA 5 News. Keeping Southern Californians informed since 1947. Online: https://ktla.com/