Portion of Bloomfield Avenue Shut Down Following Rollover Crash in Cerritos

A woman was transported to a hospital with complaints of pain following a rollover crash near the intersection of Bloomfield Avenue and Artesia Boulevard in Cerritos on Monday afternoon, authorities said.

The accident occurred about 1 p.m. Monday near Bloomfield Place -- the dining center that features  and the shop.

According to the initial investigation, it appears a woman driving a silver Merdeces Benz was pulling out of the center's parking lot when she collided with a man in a pickup truck who was traveling southbound on Bloomfield Avenue, said Lt. J. Deedrick of the Cerritos Sheriff's Station. 

The impact of the crash caused the pickup to rollover, he said. The truck's driver suffered minor abrasions, and he did not require hospital treatment. 

Deedrick said the driver of the Mercedes was taken to La Palma Intercommunity Hospital with complaints of neck and back pain.

The accident remained under investigation by the sheriff's traffic services detail, the lieutenant added.

Southbound lanes on Bloomfield Avenue were shut down for a short period of time following the crash.

Editor's Note: Special thanks to Patch reader Katherine Chu for sending us photos from the scene of the accident.