3 Killed, 1 Injured when Car Strikes Tree Near Marina Del Rey

Updated at 8:30 p.m.

Two men and a woman died and another person was critically injured when a car struck a tree and overturned late Monday afternoon in Venice near Marina del Rey, authorities said.

The crash was reported about 4:55 p.m. at 171 Via Marina Court, according to Erik Scott of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Three patients, a man and woman believed to be 20-25 years old and another man believed to be 18 to 25, were pronounced dead at the scene and another person was taken to a trauma center, according to Officer Alex Rubio of the California Highway Patrol, which was investigating the crash.

Two of the victims were trapped in the wrecked sedan, which ended up on its roof, and firefighters worked to free their bodies, Scott said.

The other two were ejected from the car, Scott said.

--City News Service, photo via Shutterstock.