COMPTON, CA : 2 dead after street race ends with crash into fire truck near Compton on Tuesday, 5th September 2023

Two people are dead after a car believed to have been street racing crashed into a fire truck in the Compton area.

The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Avalon and Compton boulevards, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The agency said two cars were reportedly racing down Compton Boulevard when one of them, a PT Cruiser, collided into the fire truck. A man and woman inside that vehicle died at the scene. Authorities say the two were believed to be in their 20s.

Four firefighters who were responding to a an emergency call suffered minor injuries. Investigators said the fire truck did have its emergency lights on at the time of the crash.

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