Officers responded around 11 p.m. Saturday to the crash that ended in the parking lot of Alta Murrieta Elementary School, according to the Murrieta Police Department.
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When they arrived, they found a car engulfed in flames and a man outside the vehicle with severe injuries.
Once the fire was extinguished, three occupants, including the driver, were found dead inside the car.
A family members say the man who was found alive had been pulled out of the car by a good Samaritan. The family says they're looking for that person to thank them.
A vigil for the victims was held Sunday night outside the elementary school. The individuals who died have not been identified.
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Loved ones hold vigil for victims of fiery crash in Murrieta
Authorities are investigating the crash to determine a cause, but they don't believe another car was involved.