Winnetka Crash on W. Vanowen St. Kills 3, Injures 7
WINNETKA, CA (July 5, 2022) – On Sunday night in Winnetka, three vehicles were involved in a collision, which killed three people and injured seven others. The July 4 crash occurred on W. Vanowen Street.
The time was roughly a little after 9:00 p.m., the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
The driver in a vehicle–described as a Fore Explorer–is alleged by Los Angeles Police to have been traveling on W. Vanowen Street at roughly 65 to 75 miles per hour.
The vehicle hit a speed dip, reports say, and the vehicle went out of the driver’s control.
Reports say surveillance video recorded the vehicle smashing into two other vehicles, striking one vehicle head on, and hitting a pickup truck that was parked.
Three people who had been traveling in the Ford were thrown from the vehicle by the force of the crash.
Responders pronounced the three people deceased at the crash site.
According to Dawn-Amber McCallum, who is a sergeant, the three victims were all men. Two of the victims were 30 years old, and one victim was 25 years old.
Their names and cities of residence have not been reported.
Responders took a fourth person who had been traveling in the Ford to the hospital. His current condition is not known, and his identity has not been reported.
Responders transported two people who had been in the vehicle that was struck head on to the hospital.
No details have been reported on their injuries; they were identified only as a pregnant woman, and a man.
Responders also transported four people who had been inside the pickup truck that was parked to a hospital.
Reports do not say what injuries the people may have suffered, nor have their identities been stated.
Investigators are continuing their work on the crash.
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