SUV Mounts Sidewalk in North Hollywood, Leaving 3 Dead and 3 Injured
An SUV mounted a sidewalk and struck a group of street vendors and pedestrians in the North Hollywood district of Los Angeles on Tuesday evening, killing three people and critically injuring three others. Emergency responders and police units descended on Lankershim Boulevard after the vehicle ran off the roadway shortly before 6:00 p.m. PST, leaving regional medical and law enforcement agencies coordinating emergency care and a fatal crash investigation across the busy San Fernando Valley corridor.
SUV Hits Bus Stop Shelter as Investigators Probe Cause
Three pedestrians were pronounced dead at the scene, while two additional pedestrians and the vehicle’s driver were transported to nearby hospitals in critical condition, according to statement updates from the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Fire Department. Visuals broadcast by CBS affiliate KCAL-TV showed a small, white, partially crumpled SUV resting under a blue canopy on the sidewalk after colliding with the side of a mass-transit bus shelter near a food stand. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that investigators have not yet determined whether the vehicle’
