At least three people were pulled from a sport utility vehicle that crashed through a guardrail in Long Beach on Thursday and plunged into the Los Angeles River, authorities said.
[Updated at 10:14 a.m.: Police are now saying one woman was pulled from the river, and rescue crews are searching for other possible victims.]
The SUV, traveling north on the 710 Freeway, plunged off the 7th Street Bridge as it was exiting 6th Street about 7:30 a.m., smashing through the guardrail and falling into the river below, said Sgt. Dina Zapalski of the Long Beach Police Department.
Long Beach firefighters rescued three people from the SUV, and one was taken to a hospital.
— Amina Khan
Photo: Emergency personnel at the scene, where an SUV plunged off the 7th Street Bridge with three people inside. Credit: Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times