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Two victims of fatal 99 Ranch crash in Westwood identified

A screenshot of a television broadcast showing an overhead view of an accident scene. A fire engine and ladder truck are visible on the scene, along with a police cruiser and multiple firefighters dressed in yellow turnout gear.
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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Authorities have released the identities of two of the three people killed in Thursday's car crash into a Ranch 99 supermarket in Westwood. One of the deceased is 42-year-old woman Deris Renoj. The other is Zih Dao, a 28-year-old man.

Two of the victims are employees at the Chinese super market, while the third is a customer. Authorities did not release additional details associated with the two names.

The backstory: The deadly crash happened around noon Thursday, when a sedan driven by a 92-year-old woman rammed into the grocery store on Westwood Boulevard after hitting a bicyclist and losing control of the car. Additional people were injured.

Go deeper: At least three dead, several injured after car crashes into Westwood 99 Ranch Market

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