A female driver is dead but three passengers survived a vehicle going over the side of the road in the Angeles Crest Highway in La Cañada Flintridge on Wednesday evening, according to authorities.Pasadena police and fire responded to a call at 10:30 p.m. and found a vehicle resting several hundred feet below the roadway, “making access extremely difficult,” said Pasadena police spokesperson Susana Porras.Recovery efforts for the deceased driver are ongoing due to the challenging terrain, according to Pasadena police. Her identity has not yet been confirmed, but she was declared dead at the scene.The three surviving occupants were described as Orange County residents in their early 20s, according to Pasadena police. They suffered non life-threatening injuries, were all rescued and were transported to a local hospital.A Pasadena firefighter suffered an undisclosed leg injury during the rescue operation and was also taken to a local hospital for treatment.Pasadena Police Department’s Major Accident Investigation Team is investigating the circumstances surrounding the collision.L.A. County fire authorities reported the incident at Mile Marker 26-50 and said one of the successful rescues happened at 12:27 a.m.Pasadena authorities were joined in the rescue efforts by L.A. County Fire, Glendale Fire and Montrose Search and Rescue members.
