WHITTIER, CA : 3 killed in crash on southbound Colima Road, just north of Mar Vista Street on Tuesday, 21st January, 2020

Three young people were killed and two were injured Tuesday when their vehicle hit a tree on Colima Road in Whittier, ripping their car in half.

The crash occurred at 6:55 p.m. on southbound Colima Road, just north of Mar Vista Street, said Whittier police Officer Diana Salazar.

Police did not release the names of the victims.

About two dozen people were gathered at the crash site, weeping or trying to find out if their friends or loved ones were among the victims.

All five people in the 2006 Toyota Scion were estimated to be in their late teens or early 20s, Salazar said.

Two men and one woman were pronounced dead at the scene. Another man was airlifted to Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center. The female driver, believed to be a Whittier resident, was transferred to UC Irvine Medical Center. Their conditions were unknown.

“The scene looks very bad for a single-car crash,” Salazar said.

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