Three people died and another person is in the hospital after a Tesla Cybertruck crashed and burst into flames Wednesday morning in the Bay Area. Piedmont Police Chief Jeremy Bowers told KTVU that dispatchers got an iPhone alert from a passenger in the vehicle at 3:08 a.

Three people were killed when the Tesla Cybertruck they were riding in hit a tree and retaining wall in Piedmont, California and burst into flames.

Men wearing Texas flag themed western shirts stand next to a Tesla Cybertruck at the Tesla Gigafactory, Thursday, June 13, 2024, in Austin, Texas. Three people were killed and one seriously injured early Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, when a Tesla Cybertruck crashed and caught fire in Northern California, officials said. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)