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Archive photo · 29 September 2025White SUV Kills Three, Critically Injures At Least Three Near North Hollywood Metro Station
“The department’s drug-recognition experts were at the hospital to determine if the driver was impaired”
“one vehicle was reportedly involved in a collision with pedestrians, although the circumstances have not been confirmed.”
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Three people killed in a white SUV crash near North Hollywood Metro station. At least three others critically injured amid the crowd collision.
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North Hollywood crash kills
A white SUV crashed into several pedestrians near a Metro station in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, killing three people and leaving at least three others critically injured, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The crash was reported at approximately 5:55 p.m. in the 5300 block of North Lankershim Boulevard near Chandler Boulevard, and the Los Angeles Police Department said the driver was hospitalized in critical condition. LAPD said the driver had to be extricated from the vehicle and was conscious but appeared to be in shock, and the driver was heading southbound at the time of the crash.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement that an SUV drove onto a sidewalk near the North Hollywood Metro Station, striking a group of street vendors and pedestrians, and she said preliminary reports indicated three people had lost their lives. The Los Angeles Police Department said the investigation remained ongoing and that the intersection of Lankershim and Chandler would be closed for hours.
Driver, injuries, investigation
LAPD Capt. Warner Castillo said the SUV driver was a man in his mid-60s and that the department’s drug-recognition experts were at the hospital to determine if the driver was impaired.
LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said the investigation was still in its early stages and that everyone who was struck was on the sidewalk.
The Los Angeles Fire Department said the three people who were killed were beyond medical help when first responders arrived and were declared dead at the scene.
NBC News reported that a witness said two women selling hot dogs were thrown in the air from the impact, and the station said investigators would look at video and interview witnesses.
The Guardian said the driver’s identity remained unknown and that the fire and police departments did not offer additional details on the deadly crash.
City response and next steps
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said her office was coordinating with city departments and authorities as they worked to determine what caused the crash, and she said she was heartbroken for the families of everyone impacted. CNN said police were looking for security camera footage from the bus station to investigate the cause of the crash, and LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said it would be a prolonged but a very deliberate investigation. KTLA said authorities had not released the victims’ identities or provided information about their ages, and it said it did not appear that any arrests had been made.
The Los Angeles Police Department said police did not believe there was any other vehicle involved in the collision, and the department said the circumstances of the collision had not been confirmed. ABC said nearby streets were closed for the investigation and that motorists were advised to use alternate routes.
