Car crashes into new sheriff’s recruits on coaching run in US

Several Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department recruits had been injured when a automobile crashed into them on Wednesday.

Los Angeles,UPDATED: Nov 17, 2022 08:21 IST

A police officer investigates the scene after a number of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department recruits had been injured when a automobile crashed into them whereas they had been out for a run in Whittier. (Photo: Reuters)

By Reuters: Multiple Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department recruits had been injured when a automobile crashed into them on Wednesday morning whereas they had been out for a run in Whittier, California, the division stated.

The injured recruits had been taken to hospitals, however their situation was unknown, as was the situation of the motive force. Details about what prompted the crash had been additionally unavailable, in keeping with a division spokeswoman.

The spokeswoman stated she couldn’t give an actual variety of injured recruits, however the native ABC station reported that no less than 10 had been hit.

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The recruits had been on a coaching run in a residential neighborhood of Whittier, a metropolis on the outskirts of Los Angeles, when the automobile struck them this morning.

From ABC aerial digicam footage on the scene of the crash lower than an hour after it occurred, a smashed-up SUV may very well be seen on a sidewalk subsequent to a fallen mild pole.

A gaggle of about 40 different individuals who seemed to be fellow recruits had been ready in a close-by car parking zone whereas emergency crews labored on the scene to deal with the injured and cargo them into ambulances.

ABC reported that greater than a dozen sheriff’s models together with a number of fireplace vehicles and ambulances had been seen on the web site.

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Nov 17, 2022