Vehicle Found Ablaze Following Hit-and-Run Collision in Mission Hills

MISSION HILLS, LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31 (KNN) — A crashed, burning vehicle was found abandoned in Mission Hills early Wednesday morning.

The Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported vehicle fire just after 2 a.m. in the 15000 block of South Brand Boulevard.

When units arrived, they found a damaged car from a collision fully engulfed in flames with no signs of any driver or passenger.

The car was believed to be speeding on Arleta Avenue, and did not stop at the T-intersection of Brand Boulevard. It hit a center divider with bushes, bounced over the curb and came to rest about 75 feet into the park.

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the collision.

Keith Johnson, Video Journalist / KNN