2 teens killed, 3 hurt in brutal head-on crash near LAX 

A violent two-car crash near LAX claimed the lives of two people and sent three others to the hospital, police said. 

The collision occurred just before 8 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Vista Del Mar and Imperial Highway, overlooking Dockweiler State Beach in L.A.’s Playa del Rey neighborhood. 

The victims were confirmed as two teenage boys who attended a school in the Inglewood Unified School District.

Video from the scene captured by Sky5 shows a massive response by emergency crews; another angle shows a mangled white Tesla near another blue vehicle damaged beyond recognition. 

Two of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to KTLA. Of the other three victims, two were said to be in critical condition while the other was in fair condition. 

While none of the victims’ names were released, the Los Angeles Fire Department described four of them as an 18-year-old man, an 18-year-old woman, a 16-year-old boy and a 30-year-old woman. 

What led up to the crash remains under investigation. 

The Inglewood Unified School District released a statement on the teens’ death saying:

“We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of two Inglewood Unified School District students, as a result of a fatal car accident that occurred on June 4, 2024. The District is providing counseling support to our school communities during this difficult time. Our heartfelt condolences go out to the families impacted by this profound loss.”

Elizabeth Chapman and Alexis Lewis contributed to this report.