LAFD recruit killed on 101 Freeway while responding to collision

Caroline Petrow-Cohen April 15, 2024

A Los Angeles Fire Department recruit was killed

Monday morning

on the 101 Freeway in Studio City

Monday morning

while rendering aid at the site of a traffic collision, the department said Monday in a statement posted on X.

The recruit was fatally injured shortly after 5 a.m. near Vineland Avenue. According to NBC Los Angeles, the recruit was helping victims of a crash involving a sedan, a Jeep Wrangler and a truck towing portable restrooms.

Other details about the initial crash were not

made

available.

The fire department

did not say

whether

the recruit was struck by another vehicle.

“We extend our deepest sympathy to immediate family, friends, and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time,” the department said in a statement.

The recruits name has not been released.

This is a developing story.