- By Ajeet Kumar
- Sat, 19 Jul 2025 04:27 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
A vehicle rammed into a crowd of people waiting to enter a nightclub along a busy boulevard in Los Angeles early Saturday, injuring 30 people. Victims were transported to local hospitals and trauma centers, according to Capt. Adam Van Gerpen, public information officer for the Los Angeles City Fire Department.
At least three were in critical condition after being injured along Santa Monica Boulevard in East Hollywood, the Fire Department said in a statement.
BREAKING: Sad and chaotic news coming from East Hollywood, Los Angeles where over 20 people injured and many in critical condition!
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A vehicle had plowed into a crowd of people, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported on Saturday.
The incident occurred on Santa Monica… pic.twitter.com/i0JuEJyhlN
Van Gerpen said that a line of people — the majority female — were waiting to enter a nightclub when they were struck by a Nissan Versa that also hit a taco truck and valet stand. Paramedics discovered that one of the patients had a gunshot wound, Van Gerpen said. He told The Associated Press that the identity of that person was not yet known. “This is under police investigation,” he said. “This will be a large investigation with the LAPD.”
People inside the club came out to help in the minutes before emergency crews arrived, he said, to help the victims. “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.”
