Elysian Valley -- A man was killed and four other people were injured during a three-vehicle crash this afternoon, authorities said.

Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched at about 12:30 p.m. Saturday to 2400 block of W. Riverside Drive near Fletcher Drive, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

A 30-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene, the department said. Paramedics rushed a 62-year-old woman and a 69-year-old man to a hospital with critical injuries.

A 34-year-old man and a 35-year-old man suffered minor injuries and refused hospital transportation.

No further information was immediately available.

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