ANAHEIM — Two men died Thursday afternoon when their car crossed into opposing traffic and collided with another vehicle during a police pursuit, authorities said.

At 12:40 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 23, deputies responded to the 19000 block of Ridgeview Road in Villa Park after receiving a call about suspects going door to door, sheriff’s spokeswoman Jaimee Blashaw said.

Deputies approached three people, but they fled in a gray Ford Focus, officials said.

During a four-minute pursuit, a pillowcase was thrown out of the Focus’ window, Blashaw said. Authorities later found laptops and jewelry inside the pillowcase, she said.

The Focus was being driven north on Imperial Highway near Big Sky Lane in Anaheim Hills when the car crossed into southbound lanes and collided head-on with a KIA sports utility vehicle, said Sgt. Daron Wyatt, spokesman for the Anaheim Police Department, which is investigating the crash.

The driver of the Focus died at the scene, Wyatt said. A male passenger in a rear seat was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A female passenger in the front seat also was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive, Wyatt said.

Their names were not released by authorities.

A woman driving the SUV, the only person in that vehicle, was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, Wyatt said.