ENCINO, California (Sept. 14, 2026) -- A woman was killed and five other people were hospitalized Saturday morning after a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Ventura Boulevard and Densmore Avenue in Encino.
A two-vehicle crash Saturday morning at the Ventura Boulevard and Densmore Avenue intersection in Encino killed one woman and sent five others to hospitals, with an SUV left on the sidewalk and a traffic pole down.
ENCINO, California (Sept. 14, 2026) -- A woman was killed and five other people were hospitalized Saturday morning after a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Ventura Boulevard and Densmore Avenue in Encino.
According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, emergency crews responded shortly after 11:15 a.m. to the intersection. Scene footage showed a car that had struck a traffic light pole and a sport utility vehicle perched on the sidewalk, according to NBC Los Angeles. Six people were transported to area hospitals, and one of them, a mother, later died.
A KTLA report said friends and community members rallied around the family after the crash. The victim's son and a friend were reported to be in serious condition after they were heading to school when the collision occurred.
Ventura Boulevard, a major east-west corridor through the San Fernando Valley, was shut down as investigators processed the scene and worked to determine what caused the two vehicles to collide. The Los Angeles Police Department's Valley Traffic Division typically handles surface-street collisions in several Valley communities. As of Saturday afternoon, officials had not released a cause, and it remained unresolved whether speed, impairment, or a signal violation played a role.
The crash adds to a documented history of serious collisions along the corridor. The same Ventura Boulevard and Densmore Avenue intersection has seen tragedy before: in May 2008, a suspected drunk driver struck a vehicle stopped at a red light there, killing two people, according to reports.
The San Fernando Valley Post will update this story as more details become available from investigators.
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