2 killed in multi-vehicle crash in South LA

Double fatal hit-and-run crash in South LA

Two people are dead after a multi-vehicle crash in South LA, and the search is on for one of the drivers involved who ran away from the scene.

SOUTH LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Two people were killed in a violent crash in South Los Angeles Monday morning, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

The three-vehicle crash happened around 5:11 a.m. in the 6600 block of South Vermont Avenue.

Police initially reported it was a hit-and-run crash after the driver of one of the cars involved allegedly ran away from the scene.

Authorities later clarified that the driver and a passenger involved in the collision were taken to the hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries. 

Both victims died at the scene.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.