At least two people were killed in a fiery, single- vehicle crash in Santa Ana and they might have been racing with another vehicle just prior to smashing into a tree, authorities said Sunday.
"They're (the bodies) burned beyond recognition,'' said Anthony Bertagna of the Santa Ana Police Department.
Firefighters were dispatched to the crash scene in the area of Bear Street and Alton Avenue just a little before 9:20 p.m. Saturday, according to the Orange County Fire Authority. The victims were pronounced dead at the scene.
Bertagna said the sedan's driver might have been racing another vehicle prior to the crash.
"As the two involved vehicles passed through Alton Avenue (while northbound on Bear Street), one of them lost control before striking a tree in the center median of Bear, north Alton,'' police said.
"The other vehicle involved in this possible street race and its driver are outstanding and unidentified.''
Santa Ana police asked anyone who saw the crash to call them at 714-245-8200.
