3 suspects die, 1 injured in crash during LA police pursuit

Los Angeles authorities say three people were killed and one was critically injured when a vehicle being pursued by police overturned.

The wreck occurred around four this morning just off the U.S. 101 freeway in the Echo Park area near downtown.

The Police Department says three people died at the scene and a fourth was hospitalized in critical condition.

The department says officers observed a robbery in progress and pursued suspects who fled in a vehicle.

The officers lost sight of the vehicle and then came upon the wreck.