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Los Angeles: Several critically injured after vehicle driven into crowd | |
(32 minutes later) | |
At least 20 people have been injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles. | |
Seven people have been critically injured, six are seriously injured and 10 are in a fair condition, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) said. | |
Paramedics discovered that one of the patients had a bullet wound, LAFD Captain Adam VanGerpen said. | |
"This is under police investigation," he said, before adding "this will be a large investigation with the LAPD". | |
The incident happened at 02:00 local time (09:00 GMT) in East Hollywood and the LAFD said 124 fire personnel helped at the scene. | |
Pictures from the incident show a grey car on a pavement with debris strewn on the ground, and a large police presence. | |
The location of the incident given by the LAFD is near a music venue. | |
It is not currently clear what caused the vehicle to drive into the crowd. | It is not currently clear what caused the vehicle to drive into the crowd. |
The people affected have all been taken to hospitals or trauma centres, Capt VanGerpen told reporters at the scene. | |
He said that the majority of those in the crowd were were women waiting to go into a nightclub. | |
"It was a very chaotic scene," Capt VanGerpen said, adding that "a lot of bystanders by the club came out to help people". | "It was a very chaotic scene," Capt VanGerpen said, adding that "a lot of bystanders by the club came out to help people". |