12 injured in multi-car crash in Exposition Park

A dozen people were injured Saturday evening in a multiple-vehicle crash in the Exposition Park area of Los Angeles.

The crash was reported at 8:44 p.m. Saturday at 930 W. Martin Luther King Blvd., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department's Margaret Stewart.

On Sunday, investigators disclosed that the crash occurred when Los Angeles Police Department officers were attempting to stop a reckless driver. It was unclear if they were engaged in pursuit at the time. 

Five patients were taken to hospitals in condition believed "at least serious," Stewart said. 

Two patients were taken to hospitals with injuries not believed life-threatening and five declined to be taken to hospitals by paramedics.

Police say that "several" suspects were taken into custody for the crash, but did not disclose any further information. 

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.