*Pre-Arrival* Fatal Ice Cream Truck Fire after Traffic Collision: South Los Angeles

Los Angeles Fire Department and Police Department were dispatched to the 6700 block of south Normandie Avenue for a traffic collision with fire. Rescue 857 was first on scene and found a two vehicle traffic collision with a fully involved ice cream truck on its side. Rescue 857, along with LAPD, nearby residents, and a private "fire patrol" company used fire extinguishers, garden hoses, and a small hose to attempt to extinguish the fire until a fire company arrived. According to witnesses, a female patient was trapped in the burning ice cream truck. A male patient from the ice cream truck had attempted to rescue the female from the burning vehicle but was unable to do so. He was treated and transported by LAFD paramedics. According to witnesses, the female that was in the burning ice cream truck had unfortunately passed away. LAPD South Traffic is handling the investigation.

South Los Angeles, CA - 7/4/21