Teen dies after being pinned between two cars in school parking lot, CA cops say
A 15-year-old boy died after he was pinned between two cars in the parking lot of his California private school, police say.
The boy was walking in the parking lot of Campbell Hall School in the neighborhood of Studio City just after 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 4, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson said in an email to McClatchy News.
He walked between two cars waiting in the carpool line, school officials and Los Angeles police Lt. Matthew Bielski told KABC.
As he made his way toward his father's car, a Rivian SUV struck him, pinning him between the two cars, police told KNBC.
'The vehicle that the student walked in between moved forward,' Bielski said at a news conference, KNBC reported.
It's unclear why the SUV moved, Bielski reportedly said.
The collision left the boy 'gravely injured,' a police spokesperson told the Los Angeles Times.
He was taken to a hospital, where he later died, police said, according to the newspaper.
The collision also injured two more minors and three adults, who all had non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
'This is a very tragic situation,' LAFD Capt. Adam Vangerpen told KCAL. 'This is hard on all the witnesses who witnessed this. There's a lot of kids getting out of school and getting ready for summer.'
L.A. County Supervisor Lindsay Horvath, who represents the neighborhood, said her 'heart is with the entire Campbell Hall community during this tragic time,' in a statement shared on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Campbell Hall School did not immediately respond to McClatchy News' request for comment June 5.
In an email to parents obtained by KTLA, Head of School Rev. Canon Julian P. Bull said the crash left him and other school officials 'heartbroken.'
'Our collective hearts and thoughts are with the family,' he said in his email, according to KTLA. 'I know that the Campbell Hall community will be there for all of them in the challenging days and weeks ahead.'
An investigation into the collision is ongoing, police said.
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