LOS ANGELES, July 30 (Xinhua) -- A two-car collision sent a van dashing into diners at a popular restaurant in the mid-Wilshire neighborhood of Los Angeles on Sunday, injuring nine people, authorities said.
"The vehicle went up onto the sidewalk," Los Angeles police spokeswoman Officer Rosario Herrera was quoted as saying by City News Service.
"The driver remained at the scene," She added.
When people were enjoying their Sunday afternoon in the outside dining area of The Fish Spot restaurant, a van ran a red light and hit another car before hurtling into the diners on the sidewalk.
Nine people aged from 18 to 51 sustained various injures, a 44-year-old man was in critical condition, another man and two women were in serious condition, and the other people injured were in fair condition and were still hospitalized, the L.A. Times reported.
Hearing screams and cries, people from the neighborhood rushed out of their houses, and some even burst into tears when they saw the tragic scene.
Neither driver was injured. Police believe that the driver responsible was not under the influence of drug or alcohol, and there is no apparent link to terrorism. The other driver was not cited and drove his car away two hours later.
