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At least three dead, several injured after car crashes into Westwood 99 Ranch Market
Three people are dead and several others are injured after a woman crashed her car into a 99 Ranch Market in Westwood.
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Three people are dead and there are multiple injuries after a driver crashed into a 99 Ranch Market in Westwood.
What we know: The crash happened around 12:11 p.m., according to LAFD, which says four people were transported to local hospitals. Two of those people were in critical condition and two were in fair condition. The L.A. Fire Department said the woman driver hit a bicyclist about a block earlier before crashing into the store.
Both the driver and bicyclist declined medical treatment and hospital transport. LAPD says it's not treating the crash as intentional. The LAFD says it removed the silver sedan from the store when it arrived at the scene to rescue people who were trapped. All three people who died were inside the bakery at the time of the crash.
The victims: Names of the victims have not been released, but LAFD has identified them as a 42-year-old woman and two men, ages 55 and 30.
This is a developing story.
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