At least three people died and another is seriously injured in a collision with an electric vehicle Tesla Cybertruck against a concrete wall and caught fire on a highway in northern California.
The authorities of Piedmont, California received an alert around 3:00 a.m. local time (11:00 GMT) of a vehicle that He left the sidewalk, crashed into a cement wall and found himself trapped between the wall and a tree, Metropolitan Police Chief Jeremy Bowers explained at a press conference.
A Tesla Cybertruck crashed in Piedmont this morning, caught fire and three victims died inside. Friends said the victims were 23 Piedmont High School graduates who were enrolled in college and were returning home for Thanksgiving.
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This collision “resulted in the death of three people. One person was seriously injured and was transported to a nearby hospital” to receive medical treatment, he added.
Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident, although area fire chief Dave Brannigan said the possibility that excessive speed caused the incident was being investigated and They currently exclude that it is a mechanical failure.
