LOS ANGELES: A vehicle struck pedestrians near North Hollywood Metro station on Tuesday evening, killing three people and critically injuring at least three others, including the driver, authorities said.
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) recorded the incident at 5350 North Lankershim Boulevard, near Chandler Boulevard, at approximately 5:55 pm local time. Paramedics pronounced three people dead at the scene and took the critically injured patients to hospitals.
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said the vehicle struck five pedestrians. Officers described the driver as a man in his 60s who had been travelling southbound on Lankershim Boulevard. Emergency crews freed him from the vehicle. He was conscious but appeared to be in shock, according to police.
Investigators have not established what caused the collision or whether the driver acted deliberately. LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said detectives would examine surveillance footage from nearby businesses and the station.
Firefighters, police officers and ambulances responded to the intersection during the evening commute. The vehicle came to rest beneath a food vendor’s tent beside the station.
Mayor Karen Bass said the people struck included street vendors and pedestrians. She expressed sympathy for the victims’ families.
Authorities had not released the names of those killed or identified the driver in the available updates. They had not announced criminal charges.
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Police closed nearby streets for the investigation. One station entrance remained closed on Tuesday night, but Metro spokesperson Jose Ubaldo said bus and subway services otherwise continued operating.
(With input from ABC News and The Associated Press.)
