PARAMOUNT, Calif. (KTLA) -- An investigation is underway into a solo-vehicle crash that left three people dead in Paramount.
The accident happened around 1 a.m. on Downey Avenue at Somerset Ranch Road.
Police say an SUV was traveling very fast -- perhaps up to 90 or 100 mph -- when the driver lost control.
The vehicle hit a curb, a light pole, a wall and a hydrant before catching fire.
Five of the six people inside the SUV were ejected. Three were killed, including the driver.
People inside nearby homes heard the terrible crash.
"I was just in my room on the phone and I heard just like a loud bang, and then I stepped out on my balcony and I just saw flames everywhere and a lot of smoke," one woman said.
Investigators say all of the people inside the car were in their 20s or 30s.
There were three men and three women, all of them friends.
Speed was definitely a factor in the crash, according to police.
It's not clear if alcohol may have been involved.
Authorities also say it's hard to tell if the driver and passengers were wearing seat belts, because the seat belts were burned in the fire.
Downey Ave. was expected to remain closed in the area of the crash until about 8 a.m.
Source-ktla
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