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SANTA MONICA, Calif. - The search is on for the driver of a hit-and-run crash that left two people dead and two others injured in Santa Monica on Friday night.

What we know:

Officials with the Santa Monica Police Department said the crash happened around 9:15 p.m. Officers responded to the 1300 block of Wilshire Boulevard where they found four victims on the south sidewalk.

Two of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics and the other two were taken to the hospital. The two injured victims are expected to survive their injuries, Santa Monica PD officials said.

Authorities said the preliminary investigation reveals the suspect’s vehicle was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes when the collision occurred.

"The involved vehicle remained at the sce

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