LOS ANGELES (KNX) — A man was killed and two others injured after a suspect driving an allegedly stolen Amazon truck collided with a building in South Los Angeles Thursday afternoon, according to L.A. police.
The incident occurred at around 2:15 p.m. near the intersection of 48th and Main streets. Officers said the suspect had stolen an Amazon vehicle during a delivery at Woodlawn Avenue and 41st Place. About a half mile away, the driver lost control and crashed the truck into a row of parked cars.
The truck drove up onto the sidewalk and struck three people — including a man who was reportedly pinned between the vehicle and a building, police said.
Two unidentified people suffered minor injuries from the collision. A 57-year-old man, described as a food vendor, died at the scene.
Following the collision, the driver allegedly exited the truck and fled on foot. A bystander who witnessed the crash saw the suspect and alerted police to his location, where he was eventually arrested.
The suspect, whose name has been withheld, was described as being 37 years old.
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