TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- A candlelight vigil was held Saturday evening along East Seventh Avenue in Tampa to honor the lives lost and those injured in a deadly crash Saturday overnight.

Richard Atwell, one of the survivors, spoke about the chaos of the incident.

“It went from everything being extremely normal to just a big explosion," Atwell said. “You know to be on your toes, on guard when you go out, but like there’s not anything that can prepare you for like a vehicle coming out of nowhere, you know?”

Authorities said the crash began around 12:40 a.m. when Tampa Police air units spotted two vehicles racing westbound on Hillsborough Avenue toward Interstate 275.

One vehicle continued south on I-275, exiting downtown, where the Florida Highway Patrol attempted a pit maneuver that was uns

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