PALMDALE, CA – Authorities say two teenagers passed away after their car was struck by a driver fleeing the scene of an earlier crash on Sunday night.
According to NBC Los Angeles, the collision happened near the intersection of 10th Street West and West Avenue O-8 around 10:20 p.m.
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Witnesses reported that a male driver in a 2015 Chrysler 200 was fleeing an earlier crash and sped through the intersection, T-boning a silver Honda.
An 18-year-old male and a 17-year old male in the Honda were killed in the crash.
When authorities arrived, the male hit-and-run driver had already fled the scene. Two other motorists were injured but declined transport to a nearby hospital.
The Palmdale sheriff’s station asks anyone with further knowledge of the incident to call 661-272-2400.
Our team will monitor this developing story for updates.
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