A police car and a civilian vehicle collided in Sun Valley Monday, killing a 70-year-old man and injuring two police officers, authorities said.

The crash was reported just before 2 p.m. Monday, near the intersection of West Saticoy Street and Cleon Avenue, two blocks east of Vineland Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

The 70-year-old man was trapped in his vehicle beyond medical help and authorities pronounced him dead at the scene.

Two police officers were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, an LAPD spokesperson told City News Service.

Details regarding what led to the collision were not immediately clear.

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