An SUV struck pedestrians near a North Hollywood Metro station, killing three
A white SUV struck pedestrians near the North Hollywood Metro station in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening, killing three people and critically injuring at least three others, the Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles Fire Department said. The crash was reported around 5:55 p.m. on the 5300 block of North Lankershim Boulevard, near Chandler Boulevard.
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Three people were pronounced dead at the scene, and paramedics took at least three others to hospitals in critical condition, the fire department said. The Los Angeles Police Department said the SUV hit at least five pedestrians and that its driver was among those hospitalized.
Mayor Karen Bass said on X that the SUV drove onto a sidewalk and hit a group of street vendors and pedestrians. She said her office was coordinating with city departments as authorities worked to determine what caused the crash. Authorities had not released the victims’ identities, and the circumstances remained unclear.
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