A man is in custody after he allegedly ran a red light in downtown Los Angeles while under the influence of drugs or alcohol Sunday morning, leaving several people hospitalized, according to authorities.

The Los Angeles Police Department said the incident occurred just before 3 a.m. near the L.A. Convention Center. A man behind the wheel of a white pick-up truck was going eastbound on Venice Boulevard when he ran a red light at the intersection with Grand Avenue.

At that point, he hit a vehicle that was traveling southbound on Grand, authorities said. That vehicle, an SUV, was carrying four women.

The initial collision sent the white truck onto the curb, where it hit two pedestrians. The truck then collided with a building and burst into flames, police said.

A total of five people were

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