Three killed after car ploughs into street food stand in Los Angeles

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An SUV has crashed into a food stand near a bus stop in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, killing three people and leaving three others in critical condition, authorities have said.

At least three people lost their lives after an SUV ploughed into a food stand near a bus stop in North Hollywood, according to authorities.

The Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed that emergency crews were dispatched at around 5:55 p. m.

to the junction of Lankershim and Chandler boulevards, adjacent to a Metro stop. Three victims were pronounced dead at the scene, while a further three were rushed to hospital in a critical condition.

KCAL-TV, a CBS News affiliate based in Los Angeles, reported that the vehicle struck a food stand positioned near a bus stop along Lankershim Boulevard, a bustling thoroughfare running through the NoHo commercial and arts district in the San Fernando Valley.

Aerial footage from the scene captured a white SUV mounted on the pavement beneath the stand's canopy.

Police informed CBS that the driver, a man in his 60s, was amongst the three individuals transported to hospital, where he was reported to be in a serious condition.

Investigators are working to establish what caused the crash. Officers also arranged for the driver to be assessed by LAPD drug recognition experts to determine whether impairment may have played a role, according to reports.

Police confirmed they intend to examine security footage from the nearby Metro station as part of their enquiries. They also stated they did not believe a second vehicle was involved, despite some witness accounts suggesting otherwise.

Click here to follow the Mirror US on Google News to stay up to date with all the latest news, sports and entertainment stories. "It'll be a prolonged, but very deliberate investigation to determine what happened here," LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said.

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