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3 dead in wreck on on 10 Freeway in LA as car smashes into divider during police chase

By Ross O'Keefe2 min readNew York Post
3 dead in wreck on on 10 Freeway in LA as car smashes into divider during police chase3 dead in wreck on on 10 Freeway in LA as car smashes into divider during police chase

The car was carrying four people when it crashed early Saturday morning in Baldwin Park.

Three people died after a car crashed into a freeway divider during a police chase in Baldwin Park early Saturday morning.

The California Highway Police began pursuing the vehicle on the westbound 10 Freeway at Azusa Avenue shortly after 4 a.m. after it failed to yield, CHP told the California Post.

California Highway Patrol officers and firefighters investigate a severely damaged red car that crashed into a wall on the 10 Freeway in Baldwin Park.
Three people died after a car crashed into a freeway divider during a police chase in Baldwin Park. KNN
Emergency personnel loading an injured person onto a stretcher near the 10 Freeway.
Firefighters could be seen placing a bleeding victim on a stretcher and wheeling him away. KNN

The car, which was carrying four people, then smashed into a divider at the Francisquito Avenue exit. One person died at the scene, and three more were transported to the hospital.

Two of the three taken to the hospital were later pronounced dead, while the third remained in unknown condition, police said.

Police said they were pursuing a possible DUI driver at the time.

California Highway Patrol officers investigate a fatal crash involving a red car in Baldwin Park, Calif.
Two of the three taken to the hospital were later pronounced dead, while the third remained in unknown condition, police said. KNN
Emergency personnel respond to a crash scene near a freeway entrance sign.
A SIG Alert was in place for the Francisquito off-ramp for an unknown duration, according to CHP. KNN

Video footage of the scene showed a red car with heavy damage to its front end.

Firefighters could be seen placing a bleeding victim on a stretcher and wheeling him away.

A SIG Alert was in place for the Francisquito off-ramp for an unknown duration, according to CHP.

No further details have been released.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner has custody of at least one of the bodies.

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