Dozens injured after Hollywood car ramming
More than 30 people were hurt after a driver ploughed into a crowd standing outside a Los Angeles nightclub on Friday night, US time, according to officials.
Seven of the victims were in a critical condition after the incident, which unfolded at 2am on Saturday when a Nissan Versa car flew into the crowd outside of The Vermont Hollywood club on Santa Monica Boulevard, in East Hollywood, the New York Post reports.
Police patrol vehicles close Vermont Ave. after a vehicle rammed into a crowd gathered outside The Vermont nightclub in Los Angeles, early morning Saturday, July 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
'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 out there,' Los Angeles Fire Department Captain Adam VanGerpen said.
An area is roped off after a vehicle rammed into a crowd of people waiting to enter a nightclub along a busy boulevard in Los Angeles early Saturday, July 19, 2025, injuring several people. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
A vehicle sits on the sidewalk after ramming into a crowd of people waiting to enter a nightclub along a busy boulevard in Los Angeles early Saturday, July 19, 2025 injuring several people. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
'The valet podium was taken out, the taco truck was taken out, and then a large number of people were impacted by the vehicle.'
The majority of the people in line for the concert at the nightclub, which was billed as 'So-Cal's Biggest Reggaeton & Hip-Hop Party,' were women, according to Capt VanGerpen.
At least three victims were in critical condition.
One of the patients had a gunshot wound, said paramedics, but the victim had yet to be identified and it was unclear if that victim was connected to the crash.
The majority of the 31 patients were being treated and transported to area hospitals and trauma centres, Capt Van Gerpen said.
People inside the club came out to help the victims in the minutes before emergency crews arrived on the scene, the captain said.
This story was published in the New York Post and is reproduced with permission.
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