3 dead and 2 injured when car crashes into parked vehicles in Monterey Park and is thrown through the air

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (KABC) – Three people were killed and two others injured, including a 7-year-old girl, when a car crashed into several parked vehicles in Monterey Park early Friday, authorities said.

Among the dead was a man who was thrown onto the roof of a nearby house.

The serious accident occurred around 12:30 a.m. near the intersection of Graves Avenue and Cecil Street.

The identities of the people killed in the incident could not initially be determined.

The cause of the crash is currently being investigated.