Minivan driver who ran red light is among 3 killed in multi-car crash in Panorama City, LAPD says
PANORAMA CITY, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Three people were killed when a speeding minivan ran a red light triggering a three-vehicle crash in Panorama City, authorities said Saturday.
The crash was reported at 9:37 p.m. Friday at Terra Bella Street and Woodman Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
A speeding westbound gray Plymouth minivan on Terra Bella Street failed to stop for a red light and struck a blue Ford Mustang and tan Honda Civic that were both going southbound on Woodman, according to an LAPD statement.
“Investigators believe the driver of the minivan was fleeing the scene of an unrelated collision prior to this crash,” the statement said. “Following the collision, the driver of the Honda Civic exited the vehicle and fled the scene, failing to stop, identify themselves, and render aid as required by law.”
Arriving paramedics pronounced the driver of the minivan, the driver of the Ford Mustang and a passenger inside the Mustang dead at the scene.
A man and a woman, both 20 years old, were pronounced dead in the Mustang and a 30-year-old man was pronounced dead in the minivan, according to spokeswoman Lyndsey Lantz of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
A 35-year-old man was rushed to a hospital in critical condition by ambulance, Lantz said. Three other people involved in the crash declined treatment or transport to a hospital.
Video from the scene showed a blue Mustang against a light pole, a minivan crashed into parked cars and a sedan against the corner curb, with sheets covering victims in the blue Mustang.
Anyone with information regarding the crash was urged to call the LAPD’s Valley Traffic Division at (818) 644-8116 or (818) 644-8020. Calls during non-business hours or on weekends can be directed to (877) 527-3247. Callers who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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