HARBOR GATEWAY (CBSLA.com) — Eight people were recovering Thursday from injuries sustained when a car slammed into a home in Harbor Gateway.

According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the crash unfolded shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday in the 14000 block of South Orchard Avenue, just west of the 110 Freeway.

Upon their arrival, paramedics transported eight victims to a hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the crash.

Hospital officials said five of the victim remain listed in critical condition at this time.

A woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Her identity is being withheld pending family notification.

All of the victims ranged in ages from 40s to 80s, firefighters said.

A preliminary investigation revealed the driver fled the scene.

Neighbors told KCAL9's Rachel Kim Wednesday night that a group had gathered at the home for a prayer meeting, and many of the victims were elderly.

Detectives are treating the investigation as a hit-and-run incident.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.