A violent crash left one man dead and a car mangled in front of a 7-Eleven near Long Beach City College Monday evening.

The crash happened just before 6 p.m. in the area of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Pacific Coast Highway, according to the Long Beach Police Department.

Police say a 20-year-old Long Beach man was speeding eastbound on PCH in a 2010 Nissan 350z when he collided with the driver of a 2017 Jeep Cherokee that was in the westbound lanes of PCH and making a left turn onto MLK.

Long Beach police investigate a crash at Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Pacific Coast Highway on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. Photo by Fernando Haro Garcia.

The impact of the crash sent the gray sedan into a traffic pole, causing it to split and “explode,” according to a nearby business owner, Bryan, who asked not to be identified by his last name.

It also caused the grey sedan to hit a man who was sitting on a bus bench near the intersection, according to Bryan, who said the impact sent the man flying until he came to rest in front of the 7-Eleven.

Long Beach Fire personnel arrived at the scene and declared the man dead, police said. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office identified the man as 50-year-old Long Beach resident Carlos Villanueva Ceron.

A body shield outside a 7-Eleven where a man at a bus bench was hit and sent flying on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. Photo by Fernando Haro Garcia.

The driver of the Nissan, meanwhile, was transported to a local hospital for minor injuries, police said, adding that the woman driving the Jeep, who was identified as a 50-year-old Long Beach resident, “complained of pain but refused medical treatment at the scene.”

At this time, police say speed is being investigated as a factor in the crash.

Anyone with information is asked to detectives at 562-570-7355. Anonymous tips may be submitted through Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS or visiting LACrimeStoppers.org.

A witness said a gray sedan was speeding through this intersection when it collided with a white SUV on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. Photo by Fernando Haro Garcia.

Editor’s note: This story has been update with more information from police.