GORMAN, Calif. (KABC) -- A Los Angeles County Fire Department engine and a semitrailer collided Tuesday evening on the southbound 5 Freeway in Gorman, leaving four people injured, authorities said.
The crash, which happened about 7:20 p.m. near Quail Lake Road, occurred as the fire engine was leaving the scene of an earlier injury crash involving an overturned vehicle, the fire department said.
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Three occupants of the fire engine suffered minor injuries. A fourth person was also hurt in that collision.
All lanes were briefly closed as a result of the incident, according to the California Highway Patrol. The northbound side of the interstate was subsequently reopened, while two southbound lanes remained shut down amid a traffic backup that stretched for miles.
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The cause of the crash was unknown.