A 23-year-old woman died on Wednesday afternoon after sideswiping one semi truck, then crashing head-first into another.
The incident occurred around 3:56 p.m. on El Segundo Boulevard in Gardena, California.
The driver of the black Nissan Sentra was heading westbound when she side-swiped a big rig in the center turning lane. The impact caused her to lose control and crash head first into another semi truck that was traveling on the eastbound lanes.
The Nissan driver was killed in the crash. Her passenger, who was described as a girl in her mid-teens, was extricated using the Jaws of Life. She is in critical condition.
According to KTLA-5, witnesses say the driver was “using her cellphone when she hit the first big rig.”
The truck drivers were not seriously injured.
An investigation is currently underway by the California Highway Patrol