A 70-year-old woman has been killed and her 7-year-old granddaughter injured in an SUV crash in East Hollywood, according to a news report.
The Los Angeles Fire Department said that a black SUV and a silver SUV collided on North Edgemont Street at Fountain Valley in East Hollywood. The black SUV then veered into the opposite lane, crashed into two parked cars and ended up on its side. The unidentified 70-year-old woman who was driving the black SUV died at the scene; her 7-year-old granddaughter was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The male driver of the silver SUV stayed at the scene; he was not injured. The cause of the fatal crash is under investigation.
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