Three people were injured after they got out of two cars that wrecked on 17th Street Sunday night and were hit by a third vehicle.

The initial wreck happened around 7 p.m. Sunday on the 17th Street bridge over the Downtown Connector.

Two men and a woman got out of the sedan and SUV involved in the wreck, and were standing in the roadway when a third vehicle slammed into the wrecked cars, according to Channel 2 Action News.

The station reported that one man broke both legs, while a second man broke one leg and a woman suffered a fractured ankle.