1 killed after driver slams into Toyota dealership in Mission Hills; 3 others injured

MISSION HILLS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- One person was killed and three others injured Wednesday morning when the driver of an SUV slammed into the service area of a Toyota dealership in Mission Hills, officials said.

The single-vehicle collision was reported shortly after 9 a.m. at the Hamer Toyota dealership in the 11000 block of North Sepulveda Boulevard, near San Fernando Mission Boulevard, the Los Angeles Fire Department said in a statement.

One of the pedestrian victims was initially listed in grave condition after being briefly trapped under the vehicle, the news release said. Another victim suffered a head injury and two others sustained unspecified minor injuries.

The two employees and two customers were transported to a hospital, the Fire Department said.

According to the agency, witnesses said a female customer was freed from underneath the vehicle by bystanders, "including an off-duty nurse who initiated CPR on the pulseless and non-breathing woman."

Two male workers were listed in fair condition after sustaining injuries that were not life-threatening.

The driver of the car was apparently not injured, and she declined to be transported to a medical center, the Fire Department said. She remained at the scene and was speaking with Los Angeles police officers.

The cause of the incident was under investigation.