Three women were killed and a 4-year-old girl was critically injured Sunday when a tire went flat on their sport utility vehicle on the Pomona Freeway in Monterey Park and the vehicle crashed into a signpost in the center divider, authorities said.
All five people in the Toyota 4-Runner were thrown from the vehicle.
They apparently were not wearing seat belts, said California Highway Patrol Officer Brian Joy.
The accident occurred about 5:45 p.m. on the westbound freeway at Atlantic Boulevard.
