Two people were killed and two others injured after a minivan evading police crashed into a Metro bus in downtown Los Angeles Sunday morning.
The incident happened around 5 a.m. at 17th and Main.
Police say it started when patrolling officers spotted someone in a green minivan toss out a gun near the 110 freeway and Central Avenue. This incident prompted a pursuit that ended up in a crash with the city bus.
The Los Angeles Police Department said one person died at the scene. Three other people were taken to a nearby hospital also, one of them later died.
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The bus driver was the only person aboard, he denied treatment.
Police say the toss gun was recovered. They remain on scene for further investigation.
