Three dead after vehicle ploughs into pedestrians in Los Angeles

Three dead after vehicle ploughs into pedestrians in Los Angeles

Three injured were taken to the hospital for treatment

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A vehicle ploughed into a group of pedestrians in ⁠the North Hollywood district of Los Angeles on Tuesday, killing three people and ⁠leaving at ​least three ⁠others critically injured, the city fire department reported.

The three injured people were taken to area hospitals for treatment, according to an online statement posted by the Los Angeles Fire Department.

There were no official details immediately available ⁠on the circumstances of the incident, which occurred shortly before 6pm PST (0200 GMT).

Local television station KCAL-TV, a CBS News affiliate, reported that a car crashed into a food stand near a bus stop.

In brief

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? A vehicle ploughed into a group of pedestrians in ⁠the North Hollywood district of Los Angeles on Tuesday, killing three people and ⁠leaving at ​least three ⁠others critically injured, the city fire department reported. The three injured people were taken to area hospitals for treatment, according to an online statement posted by the Los Angeles Fire Department.

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