2 adults, 2 kids killed in Southern California desert crash

PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles County authorities say two adults and two children have been killed in a collision on a desert highway.

County fire department officials say the two-car crash happened late Wednesday morning in Palmdale.

Television news footage showed a passenger van with its front end crushed and a completely demolished car.

KABC-TV reports a man, a woman and two children died. It’s unclear whether the victims were related.

The cause of the crash is not yet known.