One person was killed and three people were injured Monday morning in a fiery crash on Sunset Boulevard in the Hollywood area.
The crash was reported at about 2:30 a.m. in the 8200 block of West Sunset Boulevard near the West Hollywood-Hollywood border. Video showed the car, a Tesla SUV, burning in the street near a utility pole.
A woman in the front passenger seat died at the scene, police said. She was not immediately identified.
Two women in the back seat were injured, according to the LAPD. Both were taken to a hospital with one listed in critical condition, the LAPD said.
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The man driving the Tesla was picked up and taken to a hospital by someone driving another vehicle, police said.
"Investigators found the driver at a local hospital,'' the LAPD said. "That driver is currently in critical condition and unable to be interviewed.''
The Model X SUV was the only vehicle involved in the crash. Authorities said it was traveling at a high rate of speed.
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"You could hear the pops and explosions from the vehicle," a witness said. "It just grew bigger and bigger."
Part of Sunset Boulevard was shut down for the crash investigation.
