CONCORD — A male died early Monday when the car he was driving swerved off Interstate 680 right into a ditch the place it crashed right into a tree and burst into flames, authorities stated.
The Contra Costa County Coroner’s Workplace is working to positively determine him, decide the place he lived and get in touch with his household. A potential age for the sufferer has not been decided but.
The crash occurred about 4:28 a.m. Monday on northbound I-680 between Harmony and Heart avenues, the California Freeway Patrol stated.
A witness reported seeing a car weaving and swerving earlier than it ran off the appropriate aspect of the freeway and down a ditch, the CHP stated.
The car, a black Toyota Prius, crashed right into a tree within the ditch and have become absolutely engulfed in flames, CHP Officer Adam Lane stated.
The male was discovered lifeless contained in the car after firefighters put out the hearth, authorities stated.
After being faraway from the burned wreckage, the physique was taken to the Coroner’s Workplace.
The freeway lane closest to the crash web site was shut down for about half-hour whereas emergency personnel had been on the scene, the CHP stated.
The crash stays underneath investigation. Anybody with data is requested to name the CHP’s Contra Costa County workplace at 925-646-4980.