Teenage dancers were seriously injured after their car was hit by a Mercedes driver

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PICTURED: Five teenage ballet dancers were seriously injured after a Mercedes driver ran a red light and crashed into their car.

  • The dancers were on their way to lunch in Seal Beach when they were hit
  • The driver crashed into their car, then crashed into a bus stop and fled
  • Ryan Diaz suffered a broken pelvis, punctured lung and broken ribs

Five teenage dancers were seriously injured after a runaway Mercedes driver ran a red light and crashed into the car they were traveling in.

Saori Maeda, Ryan Diaz, Camilla Williamson, Liv Reck and Katrina Via had just finished ballet class and were on their way to dinner in Seal Beach on Saturday, Californiawhen their car was hit.

Four girls lost consciousness from the impact. All five were taken to the hospital, where Ryan and Camila remain.

Ryan, who was in the driver’s seat, suffered the most serious injuries; all her ribs are broken, her lung is punctured and her pelvis is broken.

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Saori Maeda, Ryan Diaz, Camilla Williamson, Liv Reck and Katrina Via had just finished ballet class and were on their way to dinner on Saturday when their car was hit

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The Mercedes is shown crashing into the girl’s sedan, which spins in the middle of the road

CCTV footage shows the moment the Mercedes ran a red light and smashed into the girls’ sedan.

The car spun, and the impact knocked four of the five girls unconscious.

All five were taken to the hospital. The three have since been released, but Ryan and Camilla Williamson remain in hospital.

Now the girls are asking the public to help identify the driver.

After crashing into their car, it crashed into a bus stop. The young man then fled on foot and remains at large.

Police described him as a Hispanic male between the ages of 18 and 20.

The girls’ ballet school is currently fundraising to help pay their medical bills.

The girls' car is broken into pieces.  Four people lost consciousness from the impact

The girls’ car is broken into pieces. Four people lost consciousness from the impact

L-R: Ryan Diaz, who remains in hospital with a broken pelvis, broken ribs and a punctured lung, Saori Maeda, Katrina Vija, Camilla Williamson and Liv Reck

L-R: Ryan Diaz, who remains in hospital with a broken pelvis, broken ribs and a punctured lung, Saori Maeda, Katrina Vija, Camilla Williamson and Liv Reck

Dancer Camilla Williamson, who remains in hospital with Ryan Diaz

Ryan Diaz

Dancer Camilla Williamson (left) who remains in hospital with Ryan Diaz (right)

The girls' dance studio is now raising funds to help them pay their medical bills

Now a women’s dance studio fundraising to help them pay their medical bills

GoFundMe page created for them raised $30,000.

Most will be able to dance again, though it’s unclear when.

“I think she got the full impact. I was shocked. I couldn’t believe that someone was going that fast, had no intention of slowing down,” mother Ryan Rosanna told KTLA.

“I want to get back in the studio as soon as possible, but I need to make sure I take care of myself,” Ryan said.

The studio’s owners, David and Renee Kim, said on the GoFundMe page that all the girls suffered “serious injuries.”

“It is with heavy hearts that we share that five of our beloved company dancers were involved in a serious car accident last Saturday night.

“Although the dancers suffered many serious injuries, we can share the good news that all five survived and will be on the road to recovery.

“As we have coached these wonderful young ladies in ballet training for many years and now teach them daily, all five of us are more than just students and truly like family.

“While this horrific accident has left us devastated and heartbroken, we know that our girls are strong, resilient individuals who will overcome this tragedy,” they said.

Anyone with information about the driver of the Mercedes is asked to contact the Seal Beach Police Department at (562) 594-7232.

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