Tarzana, CA - Four-Vehicle Crash on Lindley Avenue Leaves One Dead, Multiple Injured

Tarzana, California (July 5, 2026) - At approximately 6:02 p.m. on the evening of July 5, a four-vehicle crash tore through the 6400 block of Lindley Avenue, near the border of Tarzana and Encino, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Firefighters arriving at the scene found four vehicles involved in the collision. One person was pronounced dead at the scene, LAFD confirmed. A woman in her 30s was taken to a hospital for unknown injuries. The total number of people hurt and the extent of their injuries remain unclear.

The crash also knocked down a utility pole, sending telephone lines crashing into the roadway. Images from the scene showed the fallen pole resting across the hood of a black sedan damaged in the collision. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power was notified to secure the downed lines while emergency crews worked at the scene.

The identity of the person who died has not been released. The circumstances leading up to the crash remain under investigation.

This is a developing story. Details may change as the investigation continues.

A four-car pileup on a residential street can turn an ordinary Sunday evening into the worst night of a family's life. For the people hurt and the family now grieving, the questions about what happened and who is responsible are only beginning.

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Can a family pursue a claim while the crash is still under investigation? Yes. A civil claim for wrongful death does not need to wait for police or fire officials to close their file. Evidence can be gathered independently, and a claim can move forward on its own timeline.

What can a wrongful death claim cover? Surviving family members may recover for funeral and burial costs, lost financial support, and the loss of the person's care and companionship. In a four-vehicle collision, more than one driver's conduct may come under scrutiny.

How does fault get sorted out among four vehicles? California follows a pure comparative fault rule. Investigators typically look at point of impact, speed, following distance, and traffic signal timing to determine how responsibility is divided. More than one driver can be held liable.

What is the filing deadline? Wrongful death claims must generally be filed within two years of the date of death (CCP § 377.60). For this crash, that deadline is July 5, 2028. Waiting to gather evidence, such as traffic camera footage or vehicle data, only makes that evidence harder to find.

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Losing someone in a crash that involved three other vehicles leaves a family with more than grief. It leaves them without a clear answer about what happened or who is responsible, and that uncertainty can be its own kind of weight.

Our Los Angeles wrongful death attorneys have taken on multi-vehicle collision cases where fault was split across several drivers, recovering a $5 million wrongful death settlement for one Southern California family. A four-car crash rarely has one simple cause, and untangling it takes real investigative work.

Traffic camera footage near intersections like this one is often overwritten within days, and the vehicles involved may be repaired or sold before an independent inspection happens. The sooner that evidence is preserved, the stronger the case.

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