A vehicle drives into a crowd in Los Angeles, injuring 30 people, including at least 3 critically
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A car plowed into a group of individuals waiting to get into a nightclub on a bustling boulevard in Los Angeles early Saturday, leading to injuries for 30 people.

Those injured were taken to nearby hospitals and trauma centers, as reported by Capt. Adam Van Gerpen, who serves as the public information officer for the Los Angeles City Fire Department. The Fire Department stated that at least three people were in critical condition following the incident on Santa Monica Boulevard in East Hollywood.

Van Gerpen noted that a queue of people, predominantly women, was waiting to enter a nightclub when they were hit by a Nissan Versa, which also collided with a taco truck and a 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.”

A phone message left with the club, Vermont Hollywood, was not immediately returned. The club was hosting a reggae/hip hop event from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., according to its online calendar.

Francisco Mendez arrived at the scene half an hour after the incident after hearing that his sister-in-law and her husband had been injured.

The couple had been working at a hot dog stand outside the club when the car drove into the crowd, Mendez said.

“They were both hit and are now hospitalized,” Mendez told the AP.

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