Two cars collided Sunday evening, causing one of the vehicles to plunge off the side of the road near Dockweiler State Beach. The car then hit and killed a woman below, authorities said Sunday evening. The crash occurred just after 7 p.m. in the southbound lane of Vista del Mar in Playa del Rey.

It happened at around 7:10 p.m. in the 8200 block of Vista Del Mar, near the shoreline, Los Angeles Fire Department officials said.

A female pedestrian was struck and killed Sunday in Playa Del Rey after a two-car collision caused one motorist to veer off the road and down onto the beach, fire officials confirmed. Erin Myers reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on March 17,