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Pedestrians hit by car, critically injured in Vermont Knolls: LAFD

File photo of an LAFD ambulance. (Credit: RMG News)

Two people were severely injured when they were hit by a car in Vermont Knolls Thursday night, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

The pedestrians were struck by a vehicle in the 8500 block of South Vermont Avenue shortly after 8:30 p.m. and were trapped under the car, the LAFD said in an alert.

The victims, whose identities, ages and genders have not yet been released, were transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition, the LAFD added.