Intersection crash injures four students
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A car accident involving six Cal State Fullerton students occurred on March 23 around 5:21 p.m. near the College of Communications. The CSUF Police Department, along with the Fullerton police and fire department, arrived at the intersection of Nutwood Ave. and Commonwealth Ave., where the accident occurred.
CSUF PD Capt. Scot Willey said that the accident was immediately considered a mass casualty incident when the fire department arrived.
“What that means is that they need more resources than the one fire engine there so they need to call in for other fire personnel and more ambulances,” Willey said.
Four CSUF PD cars, two Fullerton police cars, three fire engines, one paramedic, and four ambulances responded to the accident. Willey said that the accident took place in the Fullerton police’s jurisdiction.
The car accident happened in front of an Orange County Transportation Authority bus route 26 on its way westbound towards the Fullerton Transportation Center. It is undetermined if the bus was involved in the car accident.
Willey said that four of the six individuals were sent to nearby hospitals.
“It’s unusual that we have that many, but that was very unfortunate,” said Willey.
Of the students who were hospitalized, two students were seriously injured while the other two have moderate to minor injuries. Nobody was critically injured, Willey said.
CSUF Student Affairs and Student Life and Leadership were notified to assist the students and their families.
Willey said the intersection of Commonwealth and Nutwood avenues is a part of Fullerton police’s list of intersections where accidents are common.
“That is an intersection that we get a lot of activity at over the years,” Willey said.
CSUF PD is working closely with the Fullerton Police Department to further investigate the cause of the collision.