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9 hurt when van crashes into shoppers at Los Angeles market

Seven patients, including three children, were hospitalized after a van crashed into the Santee Alley open-air market

By Jaweed Kaleem
Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — The driver of a minivan crashed into a crowd in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, injuring nine people including three children, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

The incident happened about 3:15 p.m. in Santee Alley, a popular open-air market in the Fashion District, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Seven of those injured in the crash in the 300 block of East 12th Street, including three children, were hospitalized in fair condition, emergency officials said. Two people were released “against medical advice,” a Fire Department statement said.

Those injured included pedestrians. It was unclear whether the driver was hurt or whether there were any injured passengers in the van.

Department of Transportation workers were on the scene to cordon off and redirect traffic.

It’s unclear what caused the minivan to crash.

Video and images of the scene posted Sunday showed a silver minivan on the sidewalk that appeared to have rammed into several concrete barriers. A yellow and red awning also appeared to have partially collapsed by the van, which was surrounded by yellow police tape.

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