8 hospitalized after car hits pedestrians outside grocery store in Arlington Heights, LAFD says

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Eight people were hospitalized after a car droved onto a sidewalk and struck several pedestrians outside a supermarket in Arlington Heights, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched at 12:51 p.m. Saturday to 4040 W. Washington Blvd., a couple blocks north of the 10 Freeway, according to the LAFD.

"Patients are being assessed by LAFD paramedics, and are reported to be awake and alert," the department said in a preliminary statement. In an update, officials said 10 patients were assessed.

The conditions of the eight who were hospitalized was unknown.

News video from the scene showed firefighters tending to the injured, some of whom were sitting on the ground in front of the Superior Grocers store.

A person was seen sitting in a visibly damaged gray Honda sedan nearby.

No arrest was immediately announced, and the incident appeared to be an accident, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department said.

The cause of the crash was under investigation.

Authorities said traffic in the area would be delayed and northbound traffic would be shut down on 10th Avenue at 23rd Street.