Fiery Cybertruck Crash Kills 3, Injures 1 in East Bay

Three people were killed and one injured when a Tesla Cybertruck crashed and caught fire in Piedmont early Wednesday, according to police.

Shortly after 3 a.m., the vehicle jumped a curb and collided into a retaining wall on Hampton Road at King Avenue.

The truck wedged between the wall and a tree and caught fire, according to Piedmont Police Captain Chris Monahan. The vehicle called 911 and alerted police of the incident, along with a neighbor who heard the crash and informed police that the vehicle was on fire.

Monahan said that when police and fire units arrived, they found the car engulfed in flames.

The three victims inside the vehicle died at the scene. A fourth person was pulled out of the car by another driver, who arrived shortly after the crash occurred and taken to a nearby hospital. That person is in stable condition.

The cause of the crash was not immediately clear.

The identities of the victims are unknown, and the California Highway Patrol will be taking the lead in investigating the incident.

Monahan expected the residential road to remain closed past 9 a.m.