Four people have died after a car crashed into a store in Waterbury, Connecticut, Thursday morning, causing part of the building to collapse and closing streets in the area.
The crash happened on Cherry Street near Maple Avenue around 12:47 a.m. A sign near the building says Hernandez Market.
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Police said four people were in the vehicle.
Three died at the scene and the fourth died later at the hospital, police said.
No one was inside the building.
The car appeared to have rolled over and crashed into the front of the market on Cherry Street. Part of the market collapsed on top of the car.
Waterbury police said they are working to identify the people who died in the crash and to notify their family members.
Police said the vehicle was coming off Baldwin Street onto Cherry Street when the crash happened and, based on the preliminary investigation, the vehicle does not appear to have been stolen.
They are continuing to investigate, but said it appears that speed was a factor from surveillance footage.
Utility companies responded to the scene.
Emergency crews were at the scene, removing the car from the building.
