A person and his 3-year-old daughter died Tuesday after a truck crashed into an house constructing in Lengthy Seashore, California.

The unidentified driver ran away from the crash after it occurred, in response to Lengthy Seashore police. The incident got here a couple of month after the U.S. Division of Transportation reported a "document tempo" of site visitors fatalities within the first 9 months of 2021.

Tuesday's crash in Lengthy Seashore was reported to authorities at about 10 p.m. native time, in response to a information launch issued Wednesday by the Lengthy Seashore Police Division. Officers stated they arrived at an house constructing positioned alongside the 6600 block of Rose Avenue to search out that a truck, described as a 2014 Dodge Ram pickup, had "collided" with the constructing. The truck's affect "injured a number of residents" who have been contained in the constructing on the time the crash occurred, police stated.

Man daughter killed after truck building crash
A person and his daughter have been killed in California on Tuesday after a truck drove into an house constructing, in response to Lengthy Seashore police. Above, an ambulance drives via Washington, D.C., in an unrelated incident on February 5, 2022.STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP by way of Getty Pictures

A 42-year-old man was declared deceased when emergency personnel with the Lengthy Seashore Hearth Division arrived on the crash web site, police stated. The person's 3-year-old daughter was taken to a neighborhood hospital for remedy of her accidents however died after arriving, in response to authorities.

Neither the person nor his daughter can be publicly recognized till the Los Angeles County Coroner's Workplace notifies their relations, police stated.

Earlier than the collision occurred, police stated the automobile had been touring north alongside Rose Avenue at "a excessive fee of velocity." The truck's driver was not on the constructing by the point police arrived on the scene. The driving force was believed to have left the crash web site on foot forward of officers' arrival, per authorities.

Lengthy Seashore police didn't determine the driving force on Wednesday past saying they imagine the driving force to be a person in his early or mid-20s. Authorities inspired anybody who thinks they could have details about the driving force or the crash to contact the Lengthy Seashore Police Division's Collision Investigation Element detectives or Los Angeles Regional Crime Stoppers.

Lengthy Seashore police advised Newsweek they'd no additional updates on their investigation to share when reached for remark Wednesday afternoon.

The American Vehicle Affiliation (AAA) has recognized youthful male drivers as a "statistically riskier driver group." Whereas AAA researchers stated solely a small proportion of People reported growing their driving through the coronavirus pandemic, a report launched earlier this week discovered those that reported driving extra through the pandemic have been "extra possible" than different drivers to report working towards dangerous driving behaviors, together with dashing alongside residential streets.