One person was killed and two were hospitalized in a two-vehicle collision in Long Beach Wednesday involving a pedestrian.
Officers responded near Carson Street and Palo Verde Avenue at around 3 p.m. regarding a collision that included an overturned vehicle, according to the Long Beach Police Department.
Two vehicles collided, and a pedestrian was struck as a result, according to Long Beach Fire Department spokesman Dennis Garrett.
Police did not clarify whether a pedestrian or driver was killed.
Long Beach Fire Department paramedics arrived at the location and took two people to a hospital, with a third victim declining medical assistance,
The conditions of the injured parties was undetermined.
The name of the deceased victim was being withheld pending notification of relatives.
Carson Street was shut down in both directions between Woodruff Avenue and Los Coyotes Diagonal to allow for an investigation of the collision.
The collision scene remained under investigation as of Wednesday evening.