Los Angeles: Man charged after car ploughs into crowd, injuring 30

The driver was dragged by bystanders out of the Nissan Versa and beaten and shot.

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Thirty people were injured in the incident outside a nightclub in East Hollywood, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said.

A line of mostly women were waiting to enter the Vermont Hollywood music venue when the car struck at 02:00 local time (09:00 GMT) on Saturday.

The suspect was taken to a local hospital for surgery after suffering a gunshot wound during the incident, LAPD Commander Lillian Carranza said.

The LAPD is investigating the crash as an intentional act because the driver made a U-turn before ramming through the crowd, according to the BBC's US partner CBS News.