An 18-year-old Santa Ana man has been killed and seven other people were injured in a two-car collision in Westminster, according to a news report.
Westminster police said that two cars collided at the intersection of Beach Boulevard and Bolsa Avenue; the driver was thrown from one car and at least three people were trapped inside one car. A total of eight people were taken to local hospitals with moderate to severe injuries; one later died at the hospital.
The Orange County Coroner’s office identified the fatality victim as Cristian Velazquez of Santa Ana; he was taken from the accident scene to UCI Medical Center in Orange where he was pronounced dead.
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