Police say driver hospitalized in critical condition after rush-hour crash
A car crashed into a food stand near a bus stop along Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood, a local CBS News affiliate reported. The major thoroughfare runs through the busy NoHo commercial and arts district in the city’s San Fernando Valley.
At least three people died and three others were critically injured after a car struck pedestrians on a Los Angeles corner during Tuesday rush hour, authorities said. The fatal crash took place near a North Hollywood metro station.
Los Angeles police said the driver, whose identity remained unknown, was hospitalized in critical condition. The LA fire department said in an online statement that the three injured people were taken to area hospitals for treatment.
Aerial news video footage of the scene showed a white-colored, partially crumpled small SUV that appeared to have run up onto the sidewalk and into the side of a mass-transit shelter structure.
The fire and police departments did not offer additional details about the deadly crash. An investigation remains under way.