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Driver killed after car plunges off upper Grand Avenue downtown

A driver was killed early Friday when his car went through a railing on upper Grand Avenue and landed upside down on the street below, police said.

Firefighters work on the overturned car on lower Grand Avenue. Video: Conner / Overnight LA

A driver was killed early Friday, Sept. 11, when his car went through a railing on upper Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles and landed upside down on the street below, police said.

The man was driving north on upper Grand Avenue just after 2:30 a.m. when he veered off the road and broke through the railing. The car fell about 40 to 50 feet onto lower Grand Avenue.

The driver, a 30-year-old man who was alone in the car, died at the scene. No one else was hurt. Firefighters used rescue tools on the overturned car.

Police have not said what caused the crash, and the driver's name has not been released.

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Firefighters at the scene, 2:51 a.m. PT. Video: Conner / Overnight LA

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