A man and woman were killed and a woman was critically injured in a violent hit and run crash in Pomona, authorities said Monday.
The crash was reported at 8:45 p.m. Sunday on Garey Avenue north of Bonita Avenue, according to the Pomona Police Department.
Three people were trapped in the wreckage of an overturned SUV, police said.
A man and a woman who were the driver and front seat passenger were pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Firefighters freed a woman believed between 50 and 60 years old from a back seat and took her to a hospital in critical condition.
News video of the scene showed the wreckage of the overturned SUV in the street and a car on the sidewalk that had crashed into a tree. Police said the driver suspected of causing the crash was not at the scene. They did not say whether the suspect abandoned the car or was in a third vehicle.
The Pomona police Major Accident Investigation Team was investigating the crash and anyone with information was urged to call 909-802-7741 or 909-620-2048.