Three children were hospitalized as a precaution after a driver lost control and crossed Redwood Road at high speed, officials say.
OAKLAND — Three children were taken to the hospital with minor injuries after the SUV they were riding in careened out of control and crashed into a home, damaging a gas main and sparking a fire, according to the Oakland Fire Department.
Fire department spokesman Michael Hunt said a driver appears to have lost control of their vehicle and was traveling at a high rate of speed from Campus Drive, and crossed several lanes of traffic before hitting the house, which was not occupied at the time. A neighbor’s video shows the SUV jumping a curb seconds before the crash.
Battalion Chief James Bowron said the vehicle came to rest on top of the gas line, so they were unable to shut it off. Hunt added that firefighters summoned PG&E technicians, who dug up the street to clamp the line and eliminated the gas flow at 7:48 p.m. “Due to the fact that the vehicle came down Campus Drive across Redwood and struck the structure with force, we want to make sure that the kids are ok and they’re checked up on,” he said.
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