Chaos prevailed in Los Angeles early this morning (at 2 am local time) when a cab It fell on a crowd of people who had gathered outside a nightclub on Santa Monica Avenue.
According to the Los Angeles Fire Service, the car hit the people outside the shop, injuring at least 30 people, 7 of whom are in critical condition and 6 others are seriously injured.
Reuters was unable to contact the city’s police station. The incident occurred shortly before 2.00am. Local time (12:00 noon in Greece), the Fire Brigade said.
A tragic incident unfolded earlier today in Los Angeles, where a vehicle plowed into a crowd on Santa Monica Boulevard near Vermont Avenue, leaving at least 20 people injured, including up to five in critical condition.
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Fire spokesman Adam Vangerpen told ABC News that a member of the paramedic staff who took care of an injured person found a shot from a shot. He said he could not confirm information that he was the driver of the car that fell on the crowd.
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The car, he said, apparently hit a truck-cannon outside the center and then a stand and fell on a large group of people.
Video posted on x show roads that have been blocked and injured by ambulances.
Authorities have not yet announced details of the causes of the event or the driver’s identity.