TORRANCE, Calif. (KABC) -- Three young men were killed when their vehicle crashed into a tree in Torrance early Thursday morning.
The single-car crash occurred around 12:10 a.m. on Van Ness Avenue near Del Amo Boulevard, where a yellow Dodge Charger slammed into a tree, police said.
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According to Torrance police, the 20-year-old driver and a 19-year-old passenger died at the scene. The second passenger, described as between 18 and 25 years old, was transported to a local hospital, where he died.
The driver was later identified by coroner's officials as Jacob Russell Evans, and the 19-year-old passenger was identified as Henry Ismael Ramos - both of Long Beach. The identity of the other passenger was withheld, pending family notification.
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The cause of the crash was under investigation.
Roads near the scene of the wreck were reopened after being shut down for more than five hours.