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Horrifying fireball crash near LAX leaves 1 dead as video shows car fully engulfed in flames

By Ross O'Keefe3 min readNew York Post
Horrifying fireball crash near LAX leaves 1 dead as video shows car fully engulfed in flamesHorrifying fireball crash near LAX leaves 1 dead as video shows car fully engulfed in flames

Video from the scene showed enormous flames engulfing the vehicle as Los Angeles Fire Department crews raced to put out the blaze.

A fiery wreck near Los Angeles International Airport killed one person early Saturday, sending towering flames into the sky and scrambling emergency crews from multiple agencies to the scene.

The single-vehicle crash was reported around 5 a.m. near Imperial Highway and S. Hughes Way, an LAPD spokesperson told The California Post.

Video from the scene showed enormous flames engulfing the vehicle as Los Angeles Fire Department crews raced to put out the blaze.

Three firefighters stand near the wreckage of a burned car that crashed into a freeway pillar near a FedEx facility.
A car caught fire after crashing into a freeway pillar at Nash and Imperial Highway near LAX in Los Angeles at 5:00 a.m. on Oct. 23, 2026. OnScene.TV

The car appeared to have suffered catastrophic damage to its front end, leaving it a charred, smoldering wreck once firefighters extinguished the flames. Reports from the scene indicated the vehicle slammed into a freeway pillar, though the circumstances of the crash remain unclear.

One person was pronounced dead at the scene, the LAFD told The Post. No other medical transports were reported.

A car fully engulfed in flames after crashing into a freeway pillar.
Firefighters extinguish a vehicle fully engulfed in flames after it crashed into a freeway pillar at Nash and Imperial Highway near LAX in Los Angeles, Oct. 23, 2026. OnScene.TV

A witness who had been sleeping in his car when the crash happened described waking up to the horrifying impact.

“I think somebody in that car, bro,” he yelled. “I just heard a big boom. I was in the car asleep. Oh, god.”

A firefighter douses a car fully engulfed in flames following a crash.
A vehicle sits burned after crashing into a freeway pillar at Nash Avenue and Imperial Highway near Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on Oct. 23, 2026. OnScene.TV

The crash occurred near a FedEx hub at LAX, drawing a massive emergency response involving the LAPD West Traffic Division, LAFD, California Highway Patrol and LAX Police.

Officials had not released details about the victim, and it was unclear whether alcohol played a role in the crash.

Los Angeles Fire Department and LAX Fire Department trucks parked at the scene of a fatal crash.
A car caught fire after crashing into a freeway pillar at Nash and Imperial Highway near LAX in Los Angeles on Oct. 23, 2026. OnScene.TV
Police officers and a firefighter near a burned-out car filled with smoke after it crashed into a freeway pillar.
A car caught fire after crashing into a freeway pillar at Nash and Imperial Highway near LAX in Los Angeles at 5:00 a.m. on Oct. 23, 2026. OnScene.TV

The deadly wreck came just days after a terrifying turbulence incident rattled passengers aboard a United Airlines flight from Hawaii to Los Angeles.

Four United flight attendants were injured when the plane encountered severe turbulence during descent, reportedly plunging more than 3,500 feet in a minute at one point and lifting passengers out of their seats.

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