A vehicle drove into a crowd in Los Angeles, injuring 30 people, including at least 3 critically

LOS ANGELES AP A bicycle rammed into a crowd of people waiting to enter a nightclub along a busy boulevard in Los Angeles early Saturday injuring people Casualties were transported to local hospitals and trauma centers according to Capt Adam Van Gerpen inhabitants information officer for the Los Angeles City Fire Department At least three were in critical condition after being injured along Santa Monica Boulevard in East Hollywood the Fire Department announced in a report Van Gerpen explained ABC that a line of people the majority female were waiting to enter a nightclub when they were struck by a car that also hit a taco truck and valet stand Paramedics discovered that one of the patients had a gunshot wound Van Gerpen revealed This is under police analysis he commented This will be a large inquiry with the LAPD People inside the club came out to help in the minutes before crisis crews arrived he reported to help the casualties They were all standing in line going into a nightclub There was a taco cart out there so they were getting certain food waiting to go in And there s also a valet line there he stated The valet podium was taken out the taco truck was taken out and then a large number of people were impacted by the automobile