Over 20 Injured As Vehicle Drives Into Crowd In Los Angeles' East Hollywood

The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) reported that a vehicle drove into crowd in Los Angeles' East Hollywood leaving around 30 injured. 5 people are in critical condition, around 8-10 people are in serious condition and 10-15 in fair condition, the department said on Saturday.

The incident took place in Santa Monica Boulevard.

The LAFD said in a statement that it is coordinating patient triage and transport at this time. 

According to Captain Adam Van Gerpen, public information officer for the Los Angeles City Fire Department, the vehicle rammed into a crowd of people waiting to enter a nightclub along a busy boulevard in Los Angeles. Victims were transported to hospitals and trauma centres.

Gerpen said that majority of the victims were females as they were waiting to enter a nightclub when the Nissan Versa struck them, along with a taco truck and valet stand.

However, paramedics found that one of the patients had a gunshot wound. People inside the nightclubs came out 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.”