A U-Haul driver allegedly plowed into a massive crowd of protesters at an anti-Iran regime rally in Los Angeles on Sunday — injuring at least two people in a chaotic scene caught on video.
Authorities responded after the U-Haul truck drove into a sea of an estimated 3,000 people at the large demonstration in Westwood around 3:40 p.m. local time, an LAPD spokesperson told The Post.
The rental truck, which had the words “NO SHAH. NO REGIME. USA: DON’T REPEAT 1953. NO MULLAH” emblazoned onone side, was swarmed by protesters as tensions quickly escalated, according to harrowing footage obtained by KABC.
Protesters attack a U-Haul that drove through an Iran protest in Westwood, Los Angeles, Sunday afternoon. ABC7
A massive crowd had gathered in Westwood in solidarity with protesters in Iran after authorities there mercilessly slaughtered more than 500 anti-regime activists. ABC7
Cops block off the U-Haul after it was driven into the crowd. via REUTERSThe truck had both pro-Iranian regime and anti-Iranian regime messages on both sides, police said. It is not immediately clear what pro-regime text was on the U-Haul.
Some of the scrawlings appeared to warn against the US’s involvement in Iran’s anti-regime demonstrations, where nearly 500 protesters have been killed.
At least two people suffered minor injuries in the chaos, cops said. Both declined to be transported to the hospital, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
One man was hit by the U-Haul and was treated for insignificant injuries by an ambulance on the scene, cops said.
The driver, who has not yet been identified, was taken into custody, police confirmed.
Officers were spotted pulling a man into custody from the truck as angry protesters reportedly tried to punch and hit him with flagpoles, the outlet reported.
Footage circulating on social media captured protesters punching and shattering the windshield of the U-Haul as others screamed in fear at the speeding truck.
The driver was being treated at the hospital for unspecified injuries and will likely face attempted assault with a deadly weapon charges, officials said at a press conference Sunday evening, according to KABC.
Bill Essayli, the first assistant US attorney for the Central District of California, wrote on X that the FBI is on the scene and will assist the LAPD in determining the motive of the driver.
The incident remains under investigation.
