2 dead, 1 injured in La Puente car crash

LA PUENTE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) —

Two people died and one person is in critical condition after their car crashed into a parked truck in La Puente early Sunday morning.

California Highway Patrol received a call at 3:21 a.m. regarding a traffic collision in the 950 block of N. Puente Avenue, near Amar Road. An older model white Chevy Malibu crashed into a parked hauling truck on the street.

The driver and a passenger were pronounced dead at the scene and a third person, a woman, was transported a trauma center. The victims are said to be in their late teens or early 20s. Their identities have not been released.

Authorities are looking into whether street racing and alcohol may have been factors in the crash.

The investigation is ongoing.