Three people were killed and one was seriously injured when a Tesla Cybertruck crashed in Piedmont, California, according to police.
Just after 3 a.m. Wednesday, police received a collision alert from an iPhone, which provided police with the location of the crash, according to Chief Jeremy Bowers of the Piedmont Police Department. A short time later, someone called 911 to report an accident.
“Officers arrived on scene to find a single vehicle collision fully engulfed in flames,” Bowers said at a news conference Wednesday.
Three young people are dead and one injured after a single-vehicle crash in Piedmont, Calif., early Wednesday morning, police said.
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Another engine was able to extricate one person from the Cybertruck, Bowers said.
Officers tried to put out the flames, but the fire was too intense for extinguishers to be effective, police said.
The Piedmont Fire Department responded and were eventually able to extinguish the flames, according to Bowers.
The police believe that it is possible that the people involved in the accident were at an event before the incident.
There is no evidence that a mechanical problem with the electric truck caused the crash, police said.
Three young people are dead and one injured after a single-vehicle crash in Piedmont, Calif., early Wednesday morning, police said.
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Police said they are not releasing information on the identities of those killed in the Cybertruck at this time.
Speed was a factor in the crash, but there were likely other factors that contributed to the fatal crash, Bowers said.
The Piedmont Police Department is investigating along with the California Highway Patrol.
