At least 28 people suffered injuries on Saturday after an impact of the vehicle into a crowd of people in the East Hollywood district in Los Angeles, USAthey reported the rescue services there. TASR informs according to the DPA report. Los Angeles firefighters have specified that three injured are in a critical condition, the state of six people is serious and 19 people suffered minor injuries.
The incident occurred on Saturday at approximately 2 pm local time (11.00 CEST) on Santa Monica Boulevard Street, which is the main transport artery in the Los Angeles district and represents the end of the historical original inter -state motorway Route 66, which is mentioned in music and cinematography. The local media also brought information that the incident is also related to shooting in front of the local music club The Vermont Hollywood.
The images from the accident site showed a dark gray vehicle with a severely damaged front and debris scattered along the road. According to Los Angeles spokesman Adam Van Gerpen’s vehicle first crashed into a tacos stand and then thrust into a crowd with a large number of people in front of a nightclub, Sky News stated. “Obviously there was a vehicle in which the person was lost,” he said. “We have reports that one of the patients had a gunshot injury,” he added.
Sergeant Travis Ward, Commander of the Central Traffic Patrol at the Police Department in Los Angeles, said that It is too early to say whether it was an intention or an accident, and that the investigation of the incident is still ongoing.
