Alameda County

3 killed, 1 hurt in fiery Piedmont crash, police say

Footage from the scene showed a mangled Tesla Cybertruck wedged between a retaining wall and a tree

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Three people were killed and another person was injured in a fiery crash in Piedmont early Wednesday morning, police said.

The wreck happened at about 3 a.m. in the area of Hampton Road and King Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.

At 3:08 a.m., the 911 dispatch center received a message from a Tesla Cybertruck indicating that it had been involved in a collision, Piedmont police Captain Chris Monahan said. A resident at nearly the same time called 911 and reported that there had been a crash and a vehicle was on fire.

First responders found the Cybertruck engulfed in flames, Monahan said.

Piedmont police Chief Jeremy Bowers on Wednesday provided updates on a fiery crash that left three people dead and another person injured.

Four people were inside the truck. Three died at the scene and the fourth was taken to a local hospital, Monahan said. Their condition wasn't immediately known.

A resident of Piedmont pulled that person from the burning truck, according to Monahan.

Video footage from the scene showed the mangled Cybertruck wedged between a retaining wall and a tree.

An investigation is ongoing.

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