SUV Drives Onto Sidewalk Near North Hollywood Metro Station in Los Angeles: 3 Dead, at Least 3 Critically Injured
LOS ANGELES — A vehicle drove onto a sidewalk and struck pedestrians in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, at about 5:55 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10. A white SUV went onto the sidewalk near the entrance of the North Hollywood Metro station, at the 5300 block of Lankershim Boulevard near Chandler Boulevard, and struck at least five pedestrians, including street vendors at a food stand. The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) said three people were pronounced dead at the scene and at least three others were taken to local hospitals in critical condition.
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said everyone who was struck had been on the sidewalk. LAPD Capt. Warner Castillo said the driver, a man in his mid-60s, was among the injured and was taken to a hospital, and that police on Tuesday night did not believe any other vehicle was involved. The identities of the dead and injured had not been released.
LAFD Assistant Chief Joe Everett said an agency battalion chief came across the crash at about 6 p.m. and found a car that had careened into a number of people on the sidewalk. Aerial television footage showed the white SUV stopped on the sidewalk under a vendor canopy next to the Metro station entrance, with fire trucks and police cars blocking the intersection.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said on X that she was heartbroken for the families of everyone impacted, that her office was coordinating closely with authorities to determine the cause of the incident, and that updates would continue as more information becomes available.
The cause of the crash was not immediately known. LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said the investigation was still in its early stages, that police were looking for security camera footage from the bus station, and that it would be a prolonged but very deliberate investigation. The incident is still developing.
(Source: Los Angeles Fire Department)
Source: Los Angeles Fire Department
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Photo: 图：事发地点旁的 North Hollywood 地铁站站厅闸机（资料图，非事发现场）。Busition 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Fare gates inside North Hollywood Metro station, next to the crash location (file photo, not the crash scene). By Busition, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
