Police are searching for suspects after a woman was left with life-threatening injuries following a pair of hit-and-run collisions near downtown Los Angeles.

The incident took place around 5:45 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5, when a woman was crossing Central Avenue near its intersection with 14th Place. As the woman crossed, a driver behind the wheel of a dark-colored Ford Explorer struck her while traveling southbound on Central.

After the harsh impact, the woman was thrown to the ground. While injured and lying on the ground, she was hit again, this time by a driver in a blue compact SUV that the LAPD believes was a Honda CR-V.

Neither driver stopped or contacted law enforcement. They both fled the scene, police said.

The woman was transported to a local hospital, where she was treated for

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