Authorities say one person was killed and two Los Angeles police officers received minor injuries in a traffic collision involving a patrol car.

Officer Bruce Borihanh (BOHR'-ih-hahn) says a police vehicle and another car collided Wednesday night in the Sylmar area. Details of the crash were unknown.

Borihanh says the driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene. Two officers in the patrol vehicle suffered minor injuries.

Television images showed a car totally smashed and up on a sidewalk.

A nearby police car appeared to have sustained minor damage.