A FIERY crash killed three people and injured four others, including minors, early Saturday morning said police.
Officers attempted to catch up with a 2005 Nissan Altima they found speeding on a California street while conducting a traffic stop at approximately 2.45 in the morning.
Three people were killed in a fiery crash that also injured four others, early Saturday morning[/caption]
Sgt Phil McMullin of the Orange Police Department said the Altima “hit guardrails and signal lights related to a railroad crossing,”
McMullin added that none of the seven occupants in the vehicle were wearing seatbelts.
The driver and all the passengers were ejected from the car.
By the time officers arrived at the scene, the sedan was engulfed in flames.
McMullin said a nitrous oxide tank and balloons were found “in and around the vehicle,”
Three people, two men and a woman, were pronounced dead at the scene and they were immediately identified.
Four people – three with critical injuries and one with moderate injuries – were rushed to nearby hospitals, said McMullin.
Investigators added that two of the three critically injured people were juveniles.
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“We know for sure speed is a factor,” said McMullin while speaking to reporters at the crash site.
“We also believe that they were using nitrous oxide, based on tanks and balloons that were found at the scene, the driver was impaired.”
Police asked that anyone with information regarding the crash to contact them.
Police believe speeding and driver impairment played a role in the crash[/caption]
