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4 hospitalized in violent Woodland Hills crash

Four people were hospitalized in critical condition after a high-speed crash in Woodland Hills on July 8 2023. (Citizen)

Four people were critically injured after a violent high-speed crash in Woodland Hills on Friday night.

The collision happened on the 6200 block of North Owensmouth Avenue around 10:37 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

All four victims required extrication — two people from each vehicle, officials said.

Citizen video at the scene shows the crash sheared a fire hydrant and left one SUV overturned and a sedan completely destroyed on a sidewalk near a tree.

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The collision left a trail of destruction in its wake, with flooded roads from the sheared hydrant and auto debris strewn across the roadway. 

All victims were transported to the hospital in critical condition. One victim was identified as a male. The ages and genders of the other victims were not released.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.