A woman has died and four others are in critical condition following a multi-car accident in Van Nuys.
Police received a report of an accident on Saticoy Street and Orion Avenue at 3 a.m. Sunday. There, authorities say, a white vehicle was traveling west on Saticoy Street when it crossed the eastbound lanes and hit the second vehicle.
The first vehicle then struck a utility pole, resulting in the passenger, a woman in her 20s, being pronounced dead at the scene.
The injured included an 11-year-old boy, a 30-year-old woman and two 21-year-old men. All four people were hospitalized in critical condition. One of the drivers of the vehicles was also suspected of driving under the influence, authorities said.
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