A 60-year-old man was gravely injured and a 60-year-old woman seriously injured when their vehicle collided with a big rig in Harbor City Monday evening.

The crash occurred about 7:30 p.m. in the 900 block of 253rd Street, near Vermont Avenue, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

The vehicle became stuck underneath a big rig, and rescue crews had to free the patients from the vehicle, Stewart said.

The two were taken to a hospital by 8:10 p.m.

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