The pileup was reported around 8:12 p.m. at Centinela Avenue and Olympic Boulevard.

West Los Angeles Accident
Deadly Crash at Centinela Avenue and Olympic Boulevard in Sawtelle

West , CA. – One person died, and two others were injured in a multi-vehicle collision that happened Thursday evening in West Los Angeles' Sawtelle neighborhood.

The pileup was reported around 8:12 p.m. at Centinela Avenue and Olympic Boulevard.

According to police, one person died at the crash scene.

Two others were hospitalized, one of them in critical condition and the other with minor injuries.

Among the vehicles involved were a Kia SUV that overturned onto its side and sustained severe front-end damage, an Audi SUV, a red sedan, and another car that hit a tree in the center median.

Details about the manner and cause of the crash were not available.

Investigators closed the eastbound lanes of Olympic Boulevard between Centinela Avenue and Stewart Street as they worked the scene.