Los Angeles Auto Show: 7 Hurt When Test Driver Crashes at the LA Convention Center

LOS ANGELES, CA — The Los Angeles Fire Department reports that an electric vehicle on a test drive has crashed into a cement planter sending debris flying into a crowd of people near the downtown Convention Center, where the annual Los Angeles Auto Show is being held.

At least eight patients are being evaluated for injuries. Five pedestrians and the driver have been transported to hospitals. None of the injuries appear to be life-threatening, said Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department. The injured range in age from 31 to 48 years old, he added.

The Los Angeles Auto Show is underway at the Convention Center, according to the fire department. Paramedics were called to the 1200 block of South Figueroa Street at about 1:15 p.m., said Humphrey.

The car, which ended up against a utility pole on the sidewalk, featured a sign on its driver's side door that reads, "Drive Today! At The Auto Show."

Police are interviewing the driver, who remained at the scene of the crash. No arrests have been made.

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--Photo credit: Los Angeles Fire Department