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LONG BEACH (CNS) - Authorities Tuesday identified the third of five people who were killed when a car crashed into an attenuator on the Long Beach (710) Freeway and burst into flames.
The crash was reported at 4:12 a.m. Monday on the northbound freeway at the transition to the eastbound Artesia (91) Freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Five of the six people in the car died, and the survivor was hospitalized with major injuries, the CHP reported.
On Monday, the Los Angeles County coroner's office identified two of the people who died at the scene as George Dobbs and Ariahh Slemaker, both 15. On Tuesday, the coroner's office identified a third fatally injured person as 18-year-old Angel Gabriel Sextos of Long Beach.
The other two victim's names were not available for release as of Tuesday morning, the coroner's office reported.
It was unclear what caused the driver to crash, or if speed played a factor. CHP officials asked anyone who may have witnessed the crash to contact investigators at 424-551-4000 or 323-259-3200.