A woman was killed and her child was hospitalized Thursday after a driver crashed into a group of pedestrians near a bus stop in the Manchester Square neighborhood of Los Angeles.
The child and a third person are currently in critical condition, officials said.
The crash happened around 1:30 p.m. on the 1700 block of W. 83rd Street, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
A man, woman and the child, possibly an infant, were all transported to a regional trauma center by LAFD paramedics.
Around 5 p.m., Los Angeles Police Department officials confirmed that one of the victims died from their injuries. Police later said the woman was killed, adding that she was the child’s mother.
The collision involved two vehicles, police said. One vehicle was exiting a private lot when it was struck by another vehicle. The first vehicle then crashed into the pedestrians who were on the sidewalk “at or near” a bus stop, authorities said.
The driver was arrested at the scene on suspicion of driving under the influence, police officials confirmed Thursday.
The names of those involved in the crash have not been released and the investigation is ongoing.
