Local News in Brief : Drag-Racing Accident Kills 2, Injures 4

Two motorists were killed and four others injured Tuesday night in an accident involving four cars and a tractor-trailer rig on Glenoaks Boulevard in Pacoima, authorities said. Police said the accident resulted from a drag race between two of the cars.

Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Jim Wells said the injured were taken to Holy Cross Hospital, where at least one was admitted in critical condition. Identities of the accident victims were unavailable Tuesday night.

The accident occurred at 8:30 p.m. near the Hansen Dam recreation area. The major impact of the accident involved the head-on collision of two of the cars. Both drivers were killed and their vehicles destroyed.

Los Angeles police said the accident occurred after two cars began drag racing on Glenoaks.

“They were racing up the street, passing on both sides of cars,” said Sgt. Bob Farkas of the Los Angeles Police Department. “One of the dead was one of the drag racers. The other was an innocent bystander that got driven into.”

Farkas said the second car involved in the race was also involved in the crash, and the driver was injured. The extent of his injuries were not available.