Three people were killed, and multiple others were injured after they were hit by a white SUV that crashed into a food stand near a North Hollywood Metro bus stop in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, according to authorities.
The collision was reported at around 5:55 p.m. near the Metro stop at the corner of Lankershim and Chandler boulevards, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
“One vehicle reportedly involved with pedestrians,” the fire department said in an alert.
The fire department said three people were pronounced dead at the scene.
Paramedics transported at least three others to a local hospital in critical condition, the department said.
“I’m heartbroken for the families of everyone impacted,” Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement posted on X. “We will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.”
The Los Angeles Police Department said the driver was hospitalized in critical condition after his white SUV struck at least five pedestrians, according to an LAPD statement posted on X. The man, who is in his 60s, is being evaluated by LAPD drug recognition experts to determine whether he was under the influence.
The circumstances surrounding the collision remain under investigation.
“It’ll be a prolonged but a very deliberate investigation to determine what happened here,” LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell told reporters. “Our hearts go out to the families of the victims that were struck here tonight.”