A 22-year-old man was arrested after plowing into four women in a multi-vehicle crash in Malibu and Wednesday authorities are continuing their investigation of the crash.
The crash was reported at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and Los Angeles County Fire Department firefighters were called to the 21600 block of Pacific Coast Highway where they found the victims of the crash, along with the severely damaged vehicles, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.
KABC 7 reported the crash began when the suspect lost control of his BMW and slammed into multiple parked cars before ricocheting and fatally striking the women, who were standing on the side of the road.
The sheriff’s department confirmed the deaths and said at least four vehicles were involved in the crash. A Los Angeles County Fire Department captain told KTLA 5 speed was likely a factor in the crash.
Two other victims were taken to a hospital in an unknown conditions.
Pacific Coast Highway is closed from Carbon Canyon to Las Flores Canyon in both directions for an unknown duration due to the crash, according to the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station.
Anyone who has information related to this crash was asked to call the traffic investigations office at the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station at 818-878-1808.