Witnesses Of Multi-Car Wreck That Killed 3 In Woodland Hills Sought

WOODLAND HILLS, CA -- Investigators are searching for witnesses of a four-vehicle crash that took the lives of three men in Woodland Hills.

The collision occurred about 9 p.m. Saturday, when police said a black 2015 Ford Mustang with three men inside was being driven west on Ventura Boulevard. It struck a white 2015 Mercedes-Benz that was pulling out of a gas station at De Soto Avenue, according to an officer at the Los Angeles Police Department's Valley Traffic Division.

The Mustang hit the Mercedes-Benz and then plowed head-on into a 2015 Chevrolet Malibu that was moving in the opposite direction, police said. The Mustang came to rest against a black 2012 Honda Accord parked on the south curb.

All three occupants in the Mustang were killed, despite rescue attempts by bystanders who used fire extinguishers and buckets of water to try to save them, firefighters said.

The victims' names are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

Two other people were injured and were taken to hospitals, according to Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Three other people declined medical care at the scene.

A video of the traffic collision was released Monday by the Los Angeles Police Department in an effort to locate two motorists who may be key witnesses to the incident. The footage is available at lapdonline.org.

One of the potential witnesses was driving a 1980s Chevrolet Tahoe and the other was driving a late model four-door sedan. Both drivers are asked to contact Detective D. Larkin at (818) 644-8115 or Detective W. Bustos of Valley Traffic Detectives at (818) 644-8021.

LAPD Valley Traffic detectives asked anyone who saw the crash to call them at (818) 644-8115.

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--City News Service/Photos courtesy of LAFD