At least 20 injured as vehicle drives into a crowd of people in East Hollywood

20 people were injured after a car drove into a crowd of people in Santa Monical Boulevard. Emergency response officials say those wounded were transferred to medical centres for treatment.

A vehicle rammed into a crowd of people on a busy boulevard in Los Angeles' East Hollywood area, injuring at least 20 people.The Los Angeles Fire Department said that five people sustained critical wounds and were transferred to nearby hospitals for urgent medical attention. Eight to ten others suffered serious injuries and are also being treated according to various US media outlets. It was not immediately clear if the incident was an accident or intentional. Authorities have launched an investigation to uncover the cause behind the ramming, which occurred on Santa Monica Boulevard.