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Six Dead, Including Pregnant Woman, After Mercedes Blows Through Red Light in Los Angeles

Three cars burst into flames after the Mercedes coupe ran a red light, California Highway Patrol said.

Six people were killed, including a pregnant woman and a child, when a Mercedes coupe blew through a red light in Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon, California Highway Patrol said. The 40-year-old woman driving the Merc survived the crash but was hospitalized. Citing sources, NBC4 reported that she was a traveling nurse from outside Southern California. She is expected to be charged. Surveillance footage showed the car slamming into several others; three cars burst into flames, and three more were mangled. Along with the six killed, seven people were injured, including several children aged from 13 months to 15 years. One bystander told ABC7 the flames were so intense she thought someone had “dropped a bomb.” “It looked like the whole intersection from corner to corner was on fire,” Harper Washington said.