Three people were killed Tuesday evening after a white SUV struck a food stand and pedestrians near a Metro station in Los Angeles' North Hollywood neighborhood, police and fire officials said^1,2.

The collision was reported about 5:55 p.m. at Lankershim and Chandler boulevards^1,2.

Los Angeles Fire Department officials said three people were pronounced dead at the scene and others were taken to hospitals, including people in critical condition^1,2.

The Los Angeles Police Department identified the driver as Ihor Demianenko, 61, of Valley Village, and said he was arrested on suspicion of three counts of murder¹.

CBS News said police determined he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol and that he was being held on more than $6 million bail¹.

KSL, citing inmate records, listed bail at $6,030,000 and said he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence².

Detectives said Demianenko was trying to avoid another car that was driving legally and safely; the investigation was continuing, including a search for camera footage^1,2.

LAPD Capt. Warner Castillo said Tuesday night that it was not known whether the crash was intentional or accidental².

Witnesses and mourners described the dead as street vendors; CBS News said two were identified by loved ones as Doris, 57, and Maria, 73¹.

Mayor Karen Bass said she was heartbroken for the families and that more information would follow^1,2.

Whether prosecutors will file murder, DUI or other charges, and the official identification of all victims, had not been settled in the reports reviewed^1,2.