At least three people are dead and several others injured after a car crashed Thursday into a grocery store in the Westwood area of Los Angeles, authorities said.
The crash was reported around 12:11 p.m. local time along Westwood Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD).
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Officials confirmed that three people died at the scene.
At a news briefing, a LAFD spokesperson confirmed that nine people were involved in the incident, prompting calls for additional ambulances and emergency resources.
“This is becoming more of a static incident, and it’s being investigated so far as an accidental traffic collision,” the spokesperson said.
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“It appears the driver, the elderly driver, was trying to swerve out of the way of a bicyclist and all we know is that that elderly driver in that single vehicle did strike a bicyclist,” he added. “What we do know again is a total of nine patients, three that tragically were deceased, two that are in serious, at least serious condition, two in moderate condition, and two that declined transport.”
The spokesperson later confirmed that people were trapped underneath the vehicle.
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“Firefighters, again, are problem solvers, and they came in and were able to remove that vehicle to gain access to those patients,” he said. “We called for waves of additional firefighter paramedics who rendered immediate medical aid.”
The cause of the crash remains under investigation, but a silver-colored sedan could be seen inside the front of the store.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
