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Three teenagers died in a car accident that occurred this Sunday night in Pasadena.
The incident was reported at approximately 8: 25 pm this Sunday on Michillinda Avenue, South from Foothill Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP).
Initially, the CHP had indicated that the vehicle in which the three teenagers were traveling had flown and fallen from the nearby Foothill Expressway (105), according to versions of a witness, but this person was “wrong,” said Patrol Officer Peter Nicholson.
The authorities reported that at the time of the accident, a young man from 17 years ago I was driving a Honda car on Michillinda Avenue heading south, along with two companions, from 16 Y 17 years.
“For unknown reasons at this time, the driver lost control of the car and collided with the edge of a raised concrete sidewalk,” the California Highway Patrol said.
The officer stated that the vehicle continued west and collided with a chain-link fence. The vehicle then collided with an embankment of earth and bushes that descended and overturned “, reported a official to the Telemundo network.
The driver and passenger of 16 years died at the scene, according to the CHP. His place of residence is unknown.
The other passenger, from 17 years old and originally from Monterey Park, passed away in hospital.
The authorities indicated that at the moment there is no evidence that alcohol or drugs were a factor in this accident .
Preliminary, the Pasadena police had reported that five people were traveling in the car and that three of them were transferred to a trauma hospital with serious injuries. Later it was determined that there were only three people on board the vehicleo.
Yes If anyone has information related to this case that could help the investigations, you can contact the California Highway Patrol, in the Altadena area, at 626-296-8100.
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