{"id":188150,"date":"2026-02-22T01:33:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T01:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/188150\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T01:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T01:33:08","slug":"ntsb-investigating-after-4-killed-in-fiery-long-beach-car-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/188150\/","title":{"rendered":"NTSB investigating after 4 killed in fiery Long Beach car crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Federal officials will probe a fiery car crash <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/03\/us-news\/long-beach-vandals-decapitate-blessed-mother-statue-in-attack-on-catholic-school-cops\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in Long Beach<\/a> early Saturday that left four dead.<\/p>\n<p>Police responded to the scene of the single-vehicle collision at around 1:18 a.m. in the area of East Spring Street and Lakewood Boulevard, <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/post\/4-killed-fiery-single-vehicle-crash-long-beach-authorities-say\/18629437\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ABC 7 reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/01\/18\/us-news\/firefighters-discover-drug-lab-while-fighting-blaze-at-nyc-apartment-building\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Firefighters discovered<\/a> four people inside the gray sedan and pronounced them dead at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/p>\n<p>California Post News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCaliforniaPost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@CaliforniaPost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TikTok<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@thecaliforniapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Vb6a2IV1NCrL6q2AWq0E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WhatsApp<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/company\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a><br \/>California Post Sports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/capostsports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/capostsports\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@capostsports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TikTok<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CaliforniaPostSports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/capostsports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">X<\/a><br \/>California Post  <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Opinion<\/a> <br \/>California Post Newsletters: <a href=\"https:\/\/email.nypost.com\/#california-post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sign up here!<\/a><br \/>California Post App: <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/california-post\/id6751343487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Download here!<\/a><br \/>Home delivery: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.californiapost.com\/defaultCAP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up here!<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/california-post\/id6751343487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/><\/a>Page Six Hollywood: <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/hollywood-signup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sign up here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Video of the wreck showed flames shooting from the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/06\/us-news\/16-year-old-tesla-driver-killed-in-horror-plunge-down-malibu-canyon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">mangled vehicle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe California Post is here. Sign up for Morning Report.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet the perfect blend of news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Lakewood Boulevard was closed in both directions between Spring Street and Willow Street as officials urged drivers to avoid the area.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38565899\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/121926912-1.jpg\" alt=\"A burned-out car on the side of a road at night.\" class=\"wp-image-38565899\"  \/><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NTSB is sending a team to Long Beach, CA, to investigate a single-vehicle highway crash. For updates, follow us <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NTSB_Newsroom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@NTSB_Newsroom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NTSB_Newsroom\/status\/2025281938894774521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The cause of the crash remains unclear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is unknown whether speed, distracted driving, or impaired driving were contributing factors,\u201d Long Beach Police told ABC 7.<\/p>\n<p>Late Saturday morning, the National Transportation Safety Board announced that it would be <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NTSB_Newsroom\/status\/2025281938894774521?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">sending a team<\/a> to investigate the crash.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Federal officials will probe a fiery car crash in Long Beach early Saturday that left four dead. 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