Three people are dead and at least three others were taken to the hospital in critical condition after an SUV crashed onto the sidewalk near a Metro station in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening, authorities said.
It happened at 5:55 p.m. local time at Lankershim Boulevard and Chandler Boulevard in North Hollywood, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The LA Police Department said the SUV struck a total of five people, killing three. The driver was one of the people who was hospitalized in critical condition.
In a social media post, LA Mayor Karen Bass said the SUV drove onto the sidewalk near the North Hollywood Metro Station, "striking a group of street vendors and pedestrians."
She added, "I’m heartbroken for the families of everyone impacted."
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