Rolls-Royce driver on the run after hit-and-run accident in Van Nuys – NBC Los Angeles

The search is underway for the driver of a Rolls Royce who fled the scene of an accident in Van Nuys after driving alongside a Mercedes at a high rate of speed.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, four people were hospitalized after a multi-car rollover crash Friday evening. The incident was reported on West Sherman Circle near Sherman Way just before 10 p.m.

Before the accident, a Mercedes and a Rolls Royce were racing side by side when the Mercedes crashed into a Chevy Traverse turning on Sherman Circle. According to police, the driver of the Honda was ejected from the vehicle and taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries.

The driver of the Mercedes remained at the scene of the accident, but the driver of the Rolls-Royce crashed into another vehicle and flew away. The driver of the car the Rolls-Royce crashed into was also taken to hospital. The severity of this person’s injuries is unclear.

Police did not confirm whether the two luxury vehicles were street racing.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the LAPD’s Van Nuys Station at 818-374-9500.