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8 hospitalized after car plows into pedestrians outside supermarket in Los Angeles

A car struck pedestrians on a sidewalk outside a supermarket in Los Angeles’ Arlington Heights, leaving eight people hospitalized.

By RealTime WireSource: english.news.cn1 min read

In brief

Eight people were injured when a vehicle drove onto the sidewalk outside a supermarket in the Arlington Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon. Local officials reported the incident at 12:51 p.m., with ten people assessed on scene and eight taken to hospital; the driver, about 60 years old, stayed at the scene and no arrests have been announced. The cause of the crash remains undetermined.

Eight pedestrians were hospitalized after a vehicle surged onto the sidewalk outside a supermarket in Los Angeles’ Arlington Heights neighborhood on Saturday afternoon, local officials said.

The crash occurred at 12:51 p.m. local time, a Los Angeles Fire Department update noted. Ten people were assessed at the scene, and eight were taken to hospitals, the department added.

Authorities said a man, approximately 60‑years‑old, was the driver and he remained at the scene, a report from KTLA 5 cited police. It is still unclear whether the driver was among those hospitalized or if any arrests were made.

The cause of the crash has not been determined, the department said.

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