3 dead, 6 hurt after 92-year-old driver hits bicyclist and crashes into California grocery store

"Three people were killed and six others were hurt after a 92-year-old driver collided with a bicyclist and then lost control and slammed into a grocery store Thursday in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Westwood, authorities said. The woman driving a Toyota Prius hit the bicyclist shortly after noon and then continued for another block before swerving into the bakery section of a 99 Ranch Market and then coming to a stop, trapping several people underneath the vehicle, police and fire officials said."

"Two men, ages 30 and 55, and a 42-year-old woman, who were all inside the bakery at the time, died at the scene, the Los Angeles Fire Department said in its report. Two men, both 35, were taken to the hospital in critical condition, and two other men, ages 38 and 37, were in fair condition, according to the department. The bicyclist and the driver declined offers to be taken to the hospital, the fire department said."

At about noon a 92-year-old woman driving a Toyota Prius hit a bicyclist, continued another block and swerved into the bakery section of a 99 Ranch Market in Westwood, trapping several people under the vehicle. Three people inside the bakery — two men, ages 30 and 55, and a 42-year-old woman — died at the scene. Six others were injured: two men (both 35) in critical condition and two men (ages 38 and 37) in fair condition. The bicyclist and driver declined hospital transport. Officials said the crash is not believed to be intentional; the driver is cooperating and undergoing a medical evaluation.

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