UPDATE, July 30: WREG obtained video of the aftermath of the deadly crash. In it, you can see what cars Memphis Police say are involved.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A crash in the Hickory Hill area that killed three people and left five others injured, including children Sunday night is now being investigated as a hit-and-run, police say.

MPD says they responded to the crash around 8 p.m. on Hickory Hill Road near Sunny Morning Drive.

Police say three people were pronounced dead on the scene.

Four others were in critical condition and two were non-critical, police say.

On Monday morning, Memphis Police released the ages, genders, and conditions of the victims along with a photo seeking the public’s assistance in locating the drivers/passengers of the vehicles.

Vehicle Number 1:
Driver (Age Unknown) – Deceased
21-year-old Man – Critical Condition
23-year-old Man – Critical Condition
17-year-old Boy – Critical Condition
10-year-old Boy – Non-critical Condition
14-year-old Boy – Non-critical Condition

Vehicle Number 2:
Driver (Age Unknown) – Deceased
51-year-old Man – Deceased

Police also released a photograph of possible witnesses to the crash. Investigators said six drivers/vehicles left the crash scene before officers arrived.

Monday, MLGW crews were making repairs to the pole that was hit in the crash, leaving those in the nearby neighborhood without power.

Stacy Edwards, an area resident, described what happened Sunday night.

“I was hearing cars going down the street and I heard them speeding but the last time I heard it, it was a big old, boom,” she said.

Edwards said she immediately knew something was wrong.

“I told my mom, ‘That didn’t sound good. That really didn’t sound good,'” Edwards said.

While the case is under investigation, police say the Infiniti SUV carrying the 6 passengers was headed southbound on Hickory Hill Road when it struck the right front bumper of a Lexus turning onto Sunny Morning Drive. 

“That’s the closest I have been to seeing death. I didn’t know I was looking at people dying,” said Edwards. “I’m traumatized. I am completely traumatized.”

Memphis Police say so far this year 77 people have died in car wrecks in the city of Memphis. That’s down compared to this time last year.

State data also shows the number of fatal crashes in the Memphis district, which is seven counties including Shelby County, is also down compared to previous years.

But, lower stats don’t heal the hearts of the family members left broken after fatal crashes.

Edwards acknowledged that she often hears cars racing on the busy road. She’s asking people to slow down and think about the potential lives affected. 

“I just want to say, ‘Please, please life is too short to be doing this,'” Edwards said.

Memphis Police say it’s too early to say what the cause of the crash was.