2 killed, 1 injured in multi-car crash near 405 Freeway in Brentwood

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Saturday, January 21, 2017
Authorities closed off all lanes of Getty Center Drive near the 405 Freeway in Brentwood to investigate a fatal car crash on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017.
Authorities closed off all lanes of Getty Center Drive near the 405 Freeway in Brentwood to investigate a fatal car crash on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017.
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BRENTWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Two people died in a car crash at the 405 Freeway and Getty Center Drive in Brentwood early Saturday morning.

Authorities said the collision happened around 2:44 a.m. It was unclear how many cars were involved, but three people were injured.

One man died at the scene, authorities said, and two were taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition. One of the people who was critically injured then died at the hospital.

All lanes of Getty Center Drive were closed until around 7:45 a.m.

The cause of the crash was under investigation.