Three dead after vehicle hits pedestrians
The incident happened during the evening rush hour near a metro station in North Hollywood, Los Angeles.
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Three people died in Los Angeles on Tuesday after a vehicle drove into pedestrians and street vendors at a busy intersection. Several others, including the driver, were seriously injured, according to the authorities.
The incident happened shortly before 6.00pm local time near a metro station in North Hollywood, a neighbourhood in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Fire Department reported that three people had died and that at least three others had been taken to hospitals in critical condition.
According to the Associated Press and local broadcaster ABC7, the vehicle came to a stop at a food stall. Police are investigating how the vehicle left the road and what caused the collision. Available public reports do not confirm that this was a deliberate attack.
According to Mayor Karen Bass, the victims included street vendors and pedestrians. Their names have not been released. The driver was also seriously injured, according to the authorities. No motive had been established at the time of publication.
The incident happened during the evening rush hour near a metro station in North Hollywood. It has not yet been established how the vehicle ended up hitting the pedestrians.
For Dutch readers, the key point is that the cause has not yet been established. The fact that a vehicle hit people does not in itself indicate whether this was an accident, a medical problem or a crime. The fire service has confirmed the death toll and the location; further conclusions would be speculative at this stage.
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- confirmed Three people died after a vehicle hit pedestrians in North Hollywood. — AP, Reuters and the Los Angeles Fire Department reported this. source
- confirmed The incident happened shortly before 6.00pm during the evening rush hour. — AP and ABC7 reported the time and location. source
- confirmed At least three others were critically injured. — ABC7 and AP mentioned three critically injured people. source
- confirmed The cause and motive had not yet been established. — The available initial reports gave no cause or motive; this uncertainty is reflected in the article. source