Three dead in Panorama City crash after driver speeds through red light

"The 30-year-old man driving a gray minivan was speeding while traveling westbound on Terra Bella Street at about 9:35pm, when he ran a red light at the intersection of Woodman Avenue and collided with a blue mustang and a tan Civic that were both traveling southbound, according to police. Investigators from the LAPD 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 scene of the crash, where they pronounced the driver of the minivan dead at the scene. Two people in the Mustang - a 20-year-old male and a 20-year-old female - were also pronounced dead. A 25-year-old male who was a passenger in the minivan was taken to the hospital in critical condition, LAFD confirmed."

A Plymouth minivan sped through a red light at Woodman Avenue and Terra Bella Street in Panorama City at about 9:35 p.m., colliding with a Ford Mustang and a Honda Civic. The 30-year-old minivan driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Two 20-year-old occupants of the Mustang were also pronounced dead. A 25-year-old passenger in the minivan was taken to the hospital in critical condition. The driver of the Civic fled the scene on foot. Detectives with the LAPD Valley Traffic Division are asking witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.

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