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A group of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department recruits was struck by a vehicle in Southern California on Wednesday morning. Officials say 23 people, including the driver, were injured, five of them critically.
The collision, which took place at about 6:25 a.m., sent dozens of police, fire and medical units to an intersection in South Whittier, near the LASD’s STAR Explore Training Academy.
The 22 LASD victims were initially identified as cadets, though the LASD later confirmed that they are recruits.
Five of the recruits were critically injured, four were moderately injured, and 13 others were minorly injured.
