Los Angeles: Vehicle Drives Into Crowd in East Hollywood, Injuring 30 People, Including at Least 3 Critically (See Pics and Video)

Los Angeles, July 19: A vehicle rammed into a crowd of people waiting to enter a nightclub along a busy boulevard in Los Angeles early Saturday, injuring 30 people. Victims were transported to local hospitals and trauma centres, according to Capt Adam Van Gerpen, public information officer for the Los Angeles City Fire Department. At least three were in critical condition after being injured along Santa Monica Boulevard in East Hollywood, the Fire Department said in a statement. California Blast: 3 Killed in Explosion at Police Training Facility in US (Watch Videos).

Van Gerpen said that a line of people — the majority female — were waiting to enter a nightclub when they were struck by a Nissan Versa that also hit a taco truck and valet stand. Paramedics discovered that one of the patients had a gunshot wound, Van Gerpen said. He told The Associated Press that the identity of that person was not yet known. “This is under police investigation,” he said. “This will be a large investigation with the LAPD.” Three People Dead in Possible Training Accident in Los Angeles, Official Tells the AP.

Vehicle Drives Into Crowd in East Hollywood

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People inside the club came out to help in the minutes before emergency crews arrived, he said, to help the victims. “They were all standing in line going into a nightclub. There was a taco cart out there, so they were ... getting some food, waiting to go in. And there's also a valet line there,” he said. “The valet podium was taken out, the taco truck was taken out, and then a large number of people were impacted by the vehicle.”