Elderly Long Beach woman dies in three-car accident

October 24, 2014
The scene of the accident in Long beach. (Photo courtesy of Teresa McCauley via Long Beach Post)

The scene of the accident in Long beach. (Photo courtesy of Teresa McCauley via Long Beach Post)

A 70-year-old woman was killed Wednesday in a three-car accident in Long Beach, Long Beach Post reported.

Sohn Kwang-ja, of Seal Beach, Calif., was the passenger in a 2009 Toyota when her vehicle collided with a Nissan traveling south on Cherry Avenue, Long Beach Police Department said.

The Nissan, carrying one 20-year-old, then crashed into another vehicle being driven by a 30-year-old, LBPD said.

Sohn was taken to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead, while her driver, a 78-year-old man, had minor injuries.