The crash happened in the Windsor Hills neighborhood when authorities said a speeding car ran a red light.
Authorities said the dead include a pregnant woman, two other adults, and an infant.
A heartwrenching car crash at La Brea Ave & Slauson Ave in Windsor Hills, Los Angeles, resulted in several deaths. Know more about it in the video.#LaBrea #CarCrash #WindsorHills #news pic.twitter.com/WFpcm1JymK
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One victim was later discovered in the burned-out wreckage of another vehicle. Eight people hurt in the wreck, including six kids ranging in age from 13 months to 15 years old.
Shocking new surveillance footage of the crash shows a seemingly normal intersection, with the flow of traffic going at a reasonable pace, before a black Mercedes sedan comes plowing through a red light like a rocket.
CALIFORNIA: 5 killed, 9 injured in fiery crash as car runs light, slams into cross traffic on La Brea in Los Angeles. 3 cars burst into flames pic.twitter.com/tzEd3VHf6x
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The crash was reported just before 2 p.m. at La Brea and Slauson avenues. The CHP and coroner said six people, including a baby and pregnant woman, were killed in the crash and fires.
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