Driver crashes into crowd in L.A.’s Santee Alley; 3 children amongst 9 harm
The motive force of a minivan crashed right into a crowd in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, injuring 9 folks together with three youngsters, the Los Angeles Fireplace Division mentioned.
The incident occurred about 3:15 p.m. in Santee Alley, a preferred open-air market within the Trend District, in response to the Los Angeles Police Division.
Seven of these injured within the crash within the 300 block of East twelfth Avenue, together with three youngsters, had been hospitalized in truthful situation, emergency officers mentioned. Two folks had been launched “in opposition to medical recommendation,” a Fireplace Division assertion mentioned.
These injured included pedestrians. It was unclear whether or not the motive force was harm or whether or not there have been any injured passengers within the van.
The crash web site was within the 300 block of East twelfth Avenue in downtown Los Angeles.
(Los Angeles Police Division)
Division of Transportation employees had been on the scene to cordon off and redirect visitors.
It’s unclear what brought about the minivan to crash.
Video and pictures of the scene posted Sunday confirmed a silver minivan on the sidewalk that appeared to have rammed into a number of concrete limitations. A yellow and purple awning additionally appeared to have partially collapsed by the van, which was surrounded by yellow police tape.
