Fiery Tesla Crash Claims Three Lives in Murrieta, California

Three people were killed, and another was seriously injured after a single-vehicle crash that caused the car to burst into flames in the parking lot of an elementary school Saturday night in Murrieta, authorities announced.

Officials with the Murrieta Police Department received calls about the crash, which ended in the parking lot of Alta Murrieta Elementary School located at 39475 Whitewood Road, at around 11:09 p.m.

At the scene, officers found the vehicle fully engulfed in flames. ‘One male occupant was discovered outside the vehicle with severe injuries,’ a MPD new release stated, and was rushed to a local hospital. Authorities have not provided any updates on the man’s condition.

Personnel with the Murrieta Fire Department worked to extinguish the car fire and later discovered three victims inside the vehicle, including the driver, who were pronounced dead at the scene.