A pedestrian was killed and another person was hospitalized in critical condition Thursday evening after a vehicle crashed into them in Sylmar.
The crash was reported at 7:55 p.m. and Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to the area of Astoria Street and Foothill Boulevard where they learned the 35-year-old motorist was driving east on Foothill Boulevard when the crash occurred, LAPD Officer J. Chavez told City News Service.
The 40-year-old man, who was pushing another person in a wheelchair, was pronounced dead at the scene by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics.
The second victim was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
Chavez said the man who was driving the vehicle that struck the pedestrians remained at the scene.
KCAL reported the crash was not being investigated as a hit-and-run.