Three killed as vehicle strikes pedestrians near North Hollywood Metro station

A vehicle struck people on a sidewalk near the North Hollywood Metro station in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening, November 10. Three people were killed, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department, KTLA reported.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said an SUV drove onto the sidewalk, striking street vendors and pedestrians, according to ABCNews.com. CBS Top Stories described the vehicle crashing into a food stand near a Metro bus stop.

Initial reports from the November 10 collision put the toll at three dead and at least three critically injured, according to KTLA. The crash occurred near the North Hollywood transit station, where pedestrians and vendors were gathered.

The three people killed were declared dead at the scene. Two pedestrians and the driver were taken to hospitals, CBC News reported, citing the Los Angeles police and fire departments. That breakdown clarifies that the driver was among those injured.

Coverage published on November 11 began to describe a criminal investigation. An ABC7 Los Angeles headline included in the NBC News coverage said the driver had been arrested on suspicion of DUI and described the three people killed as women.

The Independent subsequently reported that the driver had been charged with triple murder. Its coverage also said police were unsure whether the crash was accidental or intentional. The supplied reporting does not explain the basis for the charges.

The reported toll is three dead and three critically injured, including the driver. CBC News identified the other two people taken to hospitals as pedestrians.

Important details remain unsettled. While ABCNews.com and CBS Top Stories described an SUV, Diário do Grande ABC called it a minivan. More consequentially, the report of murder charges in The Independent does not resolve the question of intent.

The central unanswered questions are what caused the vehicle to enter the sidewalk and what evidence supports the reported charges. The Independent said police had not established whether the crash was intentional. Further information on the conditions of the hospitalized pedestrians and driver is also pending in the supplied coverage.