Two people were killed and two others were injured when a minivan attempting to evade a police pursuit crashed into a Metro bus Sunday near downtown Los Angeles, authorities said.
At around 5 a.m., patrolling officers spotted someone throw a gun from a green minivan in the area of the 110 Freeway and Central Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene. One person had to be extracted from the wreckage, and three people were rushed to a hospital.
One of those taken to the hospital later died, police said. The injuries to the driver of the minivan and another passenger do not appear to be life-threatening, police said, adding that the tossed handgun was eventually recovered.
