PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- Two people were killed and four others injured following a violent two-vehicle collision in Pasadena early Tuesday morning, police said.
Lt. John Luna said police responded to a report of a crash near the intersection of N. El Molino Avenue and E. Maple Street at about 12:15 a.m.
Two women were pronounced dead. Coroner's Assistant Chief Ed Winter identified the victims as 42-year-old Maria Escobedo-Torres, and her daughter, 18-year-old Vanessa Escobedo, both of Burbank.
Winter said the older woman was driving and her daughter was a passenger.
Three women and one man were transported to a local hospital with injuries ranging from minor to critical, and one person was checked out at the scene and released, police said.
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The exact cause of the crash remains under investigation. The intersection was closed as Pasadena police investigated.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Emergency personnel respond to a fatal crash near the intersection of N. El Molino Avenue and E. Maple Street in Pasadena on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016.