17-year-old killed in hit-and-run crash in South Los Angeles; police searching for suspects

Police are searching for three suspects who fled from the scene of a crash in South Los Angeles early Sunday morning, leaving a 17-year-old dead. 

Los Angeles Police Department says that the crash happened at around 1 a.m. near West Adams Boulevard and Arlington Avenue, when one of the cars, traveling eastbound on West Adams Blvd., collided with a car going southbound on Arlington Ave. The collision caused both cars to veer into a wall. 

Three occupants of the vehicle traveling eastbound go out of the car and ran from the area on foot, prior to officers' arrival. 

The 17-year-old boy, who remains unidentified, was pronounced dead at the scene. His passenger, a 20-year-old woman, was taken to a nearby hospital. Her condition is unknown. 

There was no further information provided.