Car crashes into crowd in Los Angeles, leaving not less than 3 pedestrians useless

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By Linda Ikeji
11 November 2026, 9:11 am

Three individuals have misplaced their lives, with a number of others injured after a automobile crashed into pedestrians close to a public transportation cease in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, November 10.

In a press release, Los Angeles police stated a white SUV struck not less than 5 pedestrians at Lankershim and Chandler boulevards within the North Hollywood part of the town, the place a Los Angeles Metro station is positioned, at round 5:55 p.m.

Three had been useless on the scene, and three others had been taken to the hospital in essential situation, the Los Angeles Fire Department stated.

The SUV’s driver, a person in his mid-60s, was among the many injured, Police Capt. Warner Castillo stated. The division’s drug-recognition consultants had been on the hospital to find out whether or not the driving force was impaired, he stated.

Police didn’t imagine that every other automobile was concerned, Castillo stated.

Assistant Fire Chief Joe Everett advised reporters that an company battalion chief got here throughout the crash at round 6 p.m., “and what he found was a car that had careened into a number of people on the sidewalk.”

Everyone who was struck was on the sidewalk, Police Chief Jim McDonnell stated. He stated the investigation was nonetheless in its early levels.

Mayor Karen Bass stated the individuals who had been struck had been pedestrians and distributors. She stated her workplace is coordinating with metropolis departments and authorities to find out the reason for the crash.

“I’m heartbroken for the families of everyone impacted. We will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available,” Bass stated.