(L.A.) Ruben Manucharyan, 25, Died at an Aqueduct

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Case Number: 2023-02168

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 25-year-old Caucasian male that occurred at an aqueduct.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Ruben Manucharyan.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt Traumatic Injuries

RIP RUBEN MANUCHARYAN (October 19, 1997 – February 24, 2023)

The decedent’s name appears to be Armenian.

Manucharyan was killed in a traffic accident near Tujunga. He was ejected from the vehicle and soon after pronounced dead at the scene.

According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the accident occurred at about 3:10 p.m. at 6340 West La Tuna Canyon Road.

Two other men managed to exit the vehicle by themselves. The vehicle had partially crashed into a nearby aqueduct (Tujunga Wash), which was largely dry.

LAFD BULLETIN

Fatality Traffic Collision; INC#1230; 03:10PM; 6340 W La Tuna Canyon Rd; Tujunga; PRELIM: Solo vehicle with three adult male occupants (unknown affiliation) partially into a largely dry (only 6inch storm water) narrow (4-foot wide) flood control channel. One of the men sustained fatal injury when he was ejected into the narrow channel, and remains at scene. Two other men self-evacuated the vehicle prior to LAFD arrival, and later accepted ambulance transport to a regional hospital for examination of non-life threatening injuries. LAFD’s Heavy Rescue unit removed the vehicle from above the flood control channel. No other injuries reported. Media Inquiries: LAPD Valley Traffic Division (Incident #2387)

Tujunga Wash is a 13-mile-long stream that’s a tributary of the Los Angeles River, providing about a fifth of its flow, and drains about 225 square miles. It is called a wash because it is usually dry, especially the lower reaches, only carrying significant flows during and after storms, which usually only occur between November and April.