8 hospitalized after car plows into pedestrians outside supermarket in Los Angeles-Xinhua

8 hospitalized after car plows into pedestrians outside supermarket in Los Angeles

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-11-08 07:39:15

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Eight people were hospitalized after a car mounted a sidewalk and plowed into pedestrians outside a supermarket in Los Angeles on Saturday, according to local officials and media reports.

The crash was reported at 12:51 p.m. local time in the Arlington Heights neighborhood, said the Los Angeles Fire Department in an update on its website.

Ten patients were assessed at the scene, eight of whom were taken to local hospitals, said the department, adding that cause of the crash remained undetermined.

The driver was a man approximately 60 years old who appeared to have remained at the scene, local television station KTLA 5 reported, citing police.

It was not immediately clear whether the driver was among those hospitalized or whether any arrests had been made, the report said. ■