Savage collision in Southern California involving box truck kills motorist

One person was killed in a violent crash in the San Fernando Valley involving a box truck and vehicle that appeared to be traveling at high speed, surveillance video shows.  

The deadly, multi-vehicle collision occurred just before 7 p.m. March 18 in the 8700 block of Lankershim Boulevard, near the 5 Freeway in Sun Valley.  

Surveillance footage from a nearby business captured a silver two-door coupe traveling northbound on Lankershim Boulevard when the driver suddenly appears to lose control, swerving into southbound lanes of traffic where a large box truck smashes into it.  

The collision created an immediate cloud of smoke, sending debris flying as the coupe went spinning in the opposite direction, at least one of the driver’s side tires falling off the vehicle, as it careened into a pickup truck parked at the curb.  

Moments after impact, the box truck was forced into several other vehicles parked along the busy street.  

A heavy presence of police and firefighters responded to the scene as crowds of onlookers gathered on the street.  

It is unclear if there were any passengers in the box truck, the coupe or any of the parked cars.  

Both vehicles sustained severe damage, and one person was declared dead at the scene, though officials did not say which motorist was killed.  

It is unclear if drugs and or alcohol were a factor in the deadly collision.