At least 30 people have been injured in Los Angeles after a vehicle rammed into a crowd of people waiting to enter a nightclub along a busy boulevard early Saturday.
Victims were transported to local hospitals and trauma centres. At least three were in critical condition after being injured along Santa Monica Boulevard in East Hollywood, the Fire Department said in a statement.
An official said the line of people were waiting to enter a nightclub when they were struck by a vehicle that also hit a taco truck and valet stand.
Paramedics discovered that one of the patients had a gunshot wound.
Capt. Adam Van Gerpen, public information officer for the Los Angeles City Fire Department said: “This is under police investigation. This will be a large investigation with the LAPD.”
People inside the club came out to help in the minutes before emergency crews arrived, he said, to help the victims.
“They were all standing in line going into a nightclub. There was a taco cart out there, so they were … getting some food, waiting to go in. And there’s also a valet line there,” he said.
“The valet podium was taken out, the taco truck was taken out, and then a large number of people were impacted by the vehicle.”
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