One person killed in Pacoima crash involving Los Angeles fire engine

PACOIMA, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- One person was killed Sunday morning in a crash involving a Los Angeles fire engine, authorities said.

It happened around 10:50 a.m. at the intersection of San Fernando and Terra Bella Street.

Investigators said two firefighters were responding to an emergency call with their lights flashing when a white Toyota Corolla pulled out in front of the fire engine.

That's when the fire engine collided with the Corolla on the driver's side door.

The driver, the only occupant inside the vehicle at the time, was sent to a local hospital in serious condition where he was pronounced dead.

The victim was only described as a man in his 20s.

Two LAFD members were also sent to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Video from the scene showed the Corolla's airbags deployed and a piece of the car stuck to the front of the fire engine.

An Eyewitness that works near the location of the crash described what he saw.

"They were checking if he was breathing and after that they started doing CPR," said Luis Gomez. "After that, the ambulance came and they took the driver."

Gomez said he's been working at that location for three months and it's the third crash he's witnessed.

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the incident.