Mother and child hit, by bus stop, USC - A 32-year-old woman and her two young children were left in critical condition after a car crashed into a bus stop near the University of Southern California campus in University Village, Monday.
The Los Angeles Fire Department initially said that the victims of the incident were two adults and one child, according to the LA Times.
The incident was reported around 1:05 p.m. The crash, where the mother and child got hit nearby the bus stop at USC occurred between 1172 West Jefferson Boulevard and the northwest corner of Vermont Avenue, according to an LAFD alert.
Sky5 aerial footage showed the scene following the shocking incident. Footage showed car parts and shattered glass left scattered on the sidewalk beside the bus stop.
The unidentified driver was riding a late-1990s Nissan Sentra when the accident happened, reported NBC Los Angeles. The car crashed into the bus stop with a woman who was with her two children, a 1-year-old and a 3-year-old, said LAFD spokesman Brian Humphrey.
All females were taken to an area hospital for treatment. The mother and her 1-year-old daughter suffered critical injuries from the while the eldest child, 3, remains in serious condition, said Humphrey.
The incident where the mother and child got hit nearby the bus stop in USC fortunately left no casualties.
Later on, Rosa Saca, an employee from the USC Medical Center, said that the mother is now in stable condition, while her youngest child is in a guarded condition. The 3-year-old is also in a stable condition now, Saca said.
LAFD tweeted that the female driver of the compact sedan was left uninjured after she hit the mother and child by the bus stop in USC. Officials interviewed her about the cause of the crash, according to KTLA-TV.
The area of the accident is expected to be closed for several hours, according to an alert from USC.
Investigation into the incident where a mother and child got hit nearby bus stop in USC, is still ongoing, said Los Angeles police Officer Drake Madison.
Watch the aftermath of the incident in the video below.
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