Two men were killed in a two-vehicle crash in Palmdale, where one of the motorists fled the scene on foot, authorities said Sunday.
The crash occurred at about 10:20 p.m. Saturday in the area of 10th Street West and Avenue O-8, where two men were pronounced dead at the scene, according to a watch sergeant at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Palmdale station.
Paramedics dispatched to the location at 10:26 p.m. reported that two other people suffered injuries but declined to be transported to an area hospital, according to a Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatcher.
According to witnesses at the scene, a driver of a black vehicle was fleeing from a previous crash when he drove through an intersection and T-boned a silver Honda, killing two men inside that car. The driver of the black vehicle allegedly fled the scene on foot.
The sheriff’s Palmdale station urged anyone with information regarding the crash to call them at 661-272-2400.