Update: 1 Killed in Vehicle Crash That Sparked Fire in Angeles National Forest

Update, 8:20 a.m.

A person was killed today and another was seriously injured in a vehicle crash that sparked a small wildfire in the Angeles Crest area of the Angeles National Forest, authorities said.

The crash was reported around 12:35 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. The car went 300 to 500 feet over the side of the road, CHP Officer Robert Ruiz told a news photographer at the scene.

The brush fire burned less than an acre in the area of Glendora Ridge Road and Mt. Baldy Road before it was contained around 2:40 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

Water drops were made on a few remaining hot spots over the next few hours, and the fire did not spread, the fire department reported.

The survivor -- a female who said she was in the car with a male driver when it crashed -- crawled from the wreckage and was hoisted into a helicopter and flown to a hospital for treatment, Ruiz said. She had a lacerated thigh and a broken arm, he said.

The body was discovered after daybreak, the county fire department reported. The car was extensively damaged by fire. The circumstances of the crash were under investigation.

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At least one person was seriously injured and a second may have been killed this morning in a vehicle crash that sparked a small wildfire in the Angeles Crest area of the Angeles National Forest, authorities said.

The crash was reported around 12:35 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. The car went 300 to 500 feet over the side of the road, CHP Officer Robert Ruiz told a news photographer at the scene.

The brush fire burned about one-quarter acre in the area of Glendora Ridge Road and Mt. Baldy Road before it was put out around 2:40 a.m., said Los Angeles County Fire Department supervising dispatcher Michael Pittman.  Water drops were still being made on a few remaining hot spots around 5:45 a.m., said county fire supervising dispatcher Robert Diaz.

The injured victim, a female who said she was in the car with a male driver when it crashed, crawled from the wreckage and was hoisted to the road surface via helicopter and then flown to a hospital for treatment, Ruiz said. She had a lacerated thigh and a broken arm, he said.

The car was extensively damaged by fire and firefighters were unable to immediately reach it to determine if the driver was still inside, Pittman said.