The officers, sitting in a patrol car, were investigating an earlier deadly pedestrian accident when the patrol vehicle was hit by a passing vehicle in the area

South Park Crash
Two LAPD Officers Hurt in South Park Crash on East Slauson Avenue

South Park, CA.- Two Los Angeles Police Department officers were injured in a collision that happened at the scene of an earlier accident in South Park Wednesday morning, according to the authorities.

The incident took place at about 3:40 p.m. on East Slauson Avenue.

The officers, sitting in a patrol car, were investigating an earlier deadly pedestrian accident when the patrol vehicle was hit by a passing vehicle in the area.

The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.

The two officers were taken to a hospital with unspecified injuries.

No further details were released on the other driver involved.

An investigation into the crash is ongoing.