US EditionSingle-Vehicle Crash in Long Beach Leaves 4 Dead
Four occupants of a 2008 Honda Accord died after their car hit a tunnel support wall and caught fire, with speed and impairment under investigation, police said.
- On Saturday, Feb. 21, the Long Beach Police Department said four people were killed in a fiery crash near Long Beach Airport after officers responded around 1:18 a.m. near Lakewood Boulevard and East Spring Street.
- LBPD investigators reported speed and impairment are being investigated, and distracted driving has not been ruled out.
- The preliminary investigation found a 2008 Honda Accord hit the center median curb, struck the Long Beach Airport underpass support wall, and became engulfed in flames.
- Authorities urged witnesses to call LBPD Collision Investigation Detail; police closed Lakewood Boulevard between Spring and Willow streets and provided contact info for Ashley Van Holland and Crime Stoppers.
- Officials said the ages of the crash victims were not available and investigators will release future information when available.
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4 dead in fiery crash near Long Beach Airport
Four people were killed in a fiery crash near the Long Beach airport early Saturday morning, Feb. 21, police said. Officers responded around 1:20 a.m. to Lakewood Boulevard south of Spring Street, where firefighters and paramedics said a car struck a center divider, according to Capt. Jack Crabtree of the Long Beach Fire Department. News video indicates the car slammed head-on into a wall at the entrance of the Long Beach Airport tunnel before t…
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