Three dead in Panorama City crash after driver speeds through red light
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- Three people died in a Panorama City crash Friday night after a speeding minivan driver ran a red light at Woodman and Terra Bella.
- The 30-year-old minivan driver, pronounced dead at the scene, was believed to be fleeing an unrelated collision when he struck a Mustang and a Civic.
Three people were pronounced dead at the scene after a Plymouth minivan sped through a red light in Panorama City, crashing into a Ford Mustang and a Honda Civic on Friday night, Los Angeles police said.
The 30-year-old man driving a gray minivan was speeding while traveling west on Terra Bella Street at about 9:35 p.m., when he ran a red light at the intersection with Woodman Avenue and collided with a blue Mustang and a tan Civic that were both traveling south, according to police. Investigators from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Valley Traffic Division believe the driver was fleeing the scene of an unrelated collision at the time.
The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the crash scene, where officials pronounced the driver of the minivan dead. Two people in the Mustang — a 20-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman — were also pronounced dead.
A 25-year-old man who was a passenger in the minivan was taken to the hospital in critical condition, the LAFD confirmed.
Following the crash, the driver of the Civic fled the scene on foot, according to an LAPD news release.
Detectives are urging anyone who witnessed the crash or who may have information to come forward.
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