Man Who Died in 3-Car Pileup ID'd

The driver's wife and son were traveling in the sedan with the man killed in the three-vehicle crash

A man killed in a three-vehicle crash in Northridge last week that left four other people injured has been identified, authorities said Sunday.

The coroner’s office identified the man killed in crash as Juan Ibarra-Olasco, a 41-year-old resident of Granada Hills.

The crash occurred about 1:30 a.m. Thursday on Roscoe Boulevard. Ibarra-Olasco, his wife and son were traveling in a sedan that became involved in a collision with another sedan and sport utility vehicle, causing the SUV to overturn.

Ibarra-Olasco was transported to a local hospital where he later died. His wife and son were also hospitalized with serious injuries as well.

Updates about their conditions were not available Sunday.

The driver of the other sedan was hospitalized with serious injuries and the driver of the overturned SUV suffered minor injuries, according to police.

At 6:30 a.m., aerial video captured footage of tow crews removing the vehicles.

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