2 Teen victims named

Two teenage girls killed when their speeding Toyota Avalon hit a pole were identified Tuesday as cousins from North Hollywood, officials said.

Araksia Muradian, 17, and Ani Muradyan, 16, died at the scene of the single-car crash about 9 p.m. Monday at Coldwater Canyon Avenue and Oxnard Street, officials said. Muradian was driving the car and Muradyan was in the front passenger seat.

"It's a tragic loss of life that could have been avoided if the driver had been driving at the speed limit," Valley Traffic Detective Bill Bustos said. "This young lady was driving at an excessive speed, which caused her to lose control."

An unidentified 17-year-old girl sitting in the back seat was treated for a broken leg at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, officials said.