Three people were killed when an SUV crashed into a food stand near a Metro bus stop in North Hollywood on Tuesday evening. At least three other people were taken to hospital, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD).
The collision was reported at about 5:55 p.m. near Lankershim and Chandler boulevards. The LAFD placed the crash at 5350 N. Lankershim Blvd., close to the North Hollywood Metro station. Firefighters pronounced three people dead at the scene and extricated one person from the wreckage, the department said in an incident update.
The vehicle was a white SUV, according to the Associated Press. The driver, a man in his 60s, was among those taken to hospital, CBS News reported. The circumstances of the crash remain under investigation.
Los Angeles police are seeking security camera footage from the Metro bus station to help establish what happened before the collision. LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said the investigation would be prolonged and deliberate.
Mayor Karen Bass said she was heartbroken for the families affected and that the city would provide updates as more information became available.
Reid Bentley