Car drives into crowd in East Hollywood injuring 30 people
The Los Angeles Fire Department said on Saturday the incident had left at least three people in critical condition.
Another eight to 10 people were in serious condition and between 10 and 15 victims were in fair condition, the department said.
Victims were transported to local hospitals and trauma centres, according to Captain Adam Van Gerpen, the public information officer for the Los Angeles City Fire Department.
Videos posted on X showed roads being sealed off and patients being taken away in ambulances.
The incident happened just before 2am, local time, the fire department said.
Mr Van Gerpen told ABC US that a line of people — the majority female — were waiting to enter a nightclub when they were struck by a vehicle that also hit a taco truck and valet stand.
He said paramedics discovered one of the patients had a gunshot wound.
"This is under police investigation," he said.
"This will be a large investigation with the LAPD [Los Angeles Police Department]".
People inside the club came out to help the victims in the minutes before emergency crews arrived, he said.
"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 there," he said.
"The valet podium was taken out, the taco truck was taken out, and then a large number of people were impacted by the vehicle."
Authorities gave no immediate details on the cause of the incident or the identity of the driver.
The incident occurred on Santa Monica Boulevard in East Hollywood.
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