[04-05-2026] Los Angeles County, CA – One Killed, Another Hospitalized After Two-Vehicle Crash in Playa Del Rey

A driver was killed, and a county worker was hospitalized after a crash involving a Honda SUV and a Los Angeles County street-sweeping truck in Playa Del Rey, Los Angeles County, on Sunday morning, April 5, 2026.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the crash happened around 7 a.m. near the intersection of Vista Del Mar and West Imperial Highway near the Los Angeles International Airport.

Police said the Public Works street-sweeping truck was traveling south on Vista Del Mar on its scheduled route when a northbound SUV collided with it head-on.

Authorities said the driver of the SUV, described only as a Latino male, died at the scene. The county employee was treated at the scene and then transported to a hospital, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. That person’s condition was not released.

Police said they could not confirm whether the SUV driver was under the influence or had suffered a medical emergency.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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