Pittsburg: Driver Killed After Head-on Crash With Semi-Truck on Garcia Avenue

At 12:18 am Monday, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District was dispatched to a report of a vehicle crash in the 900 block of Garcia Avenue at Piedmont in the City of Pittsburg.

It was reported that a vehicle struck a semi-truck and the vehicle was on fire. It was also reported that the driver was possibly trapped.

Engine 85 arrived on scene to a vehicle on fire and confirmed a person was trapped which they were later able to free. The driver was transported with “major” injuries to a local hospital.

No other information was readily available.

UPDATE Pittsburg Police Department: Fatal Traffic Collision Investigation

Just after midnight this morning, Pittsburg Police Officers responded to a report of a traffic collision with injuries in the 900 block of Garcia Avenue.  As officers arrived on scene they found a car had just collided with the front of a parked Semi-Truck Tractor Trailer.

The car was engulfed in flames and officers could see the driver unconscious and trapped inside.  Several Pittsburg Police Officers used fire extinguishers to hold back the flames as they began to pull the man from the vehicle.

Contra Costa County Fire arrived on scene to assist and took over medical aid. The man was later transported to John Muir Medical Center for further treatment.  Unfortunately, due to the extent of his injuries the man was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

The Pittsburg Police Department’s Fatal Accident Response Team took over the investigation to determine the cause of the collision.

During the investigation, several witnesses described the car traveling at a high rate of speed on Garcia Avenue just prior to the collision.  It is unknown at this time if impairment was a factor in the collision.

The man’s identify is being withheld at this time pending next of kin contacts.  No additional information is available at this time.