Two people were killed early Wednesday in a high-speed wrong-way crash on a Long Beach street.
The crash was reported at about 6:30 a.m. near Seventh Street and Terraine Avenue. One of the men was driving the wrong way before the head-on collision, police said.
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"The preliminary investigation revealed a Honda Civic sedan was traveling westbound on 7th Street at a high rate of speed when the driver lost control of the vehicle," Long Beach Police said in a statement. "The vehicle then veered into opposing lanes of traffic and collided head-on into a Honda Accord. At this time, speed appears to have been a contributing factor in this collision."
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SIGN UP The driver of the Honda Accord was identified as Salvador Medina, a 37-year-old Long Beach resident. Details about the identity of the Civic driver were not immediately available.
"It was a very loud, intense crash," a witness told NBCLA. "I saw two cars mangled up."
Video showed two Honda sedans with crumpled front ends and debris scattered in the street. Items were placed at a memorial near the scene of the crash.
