Two people were killed in a fiery vehicle crash into a tree early Monday in Claremont.
The crash was reported at 2:10 a.m. on East Sixth Street near Mills Avenue, Claremont police and county fire department officials said.
The vehicle, which appeared to be a Tesla, burst into flames after hitting the tree.
Skid marks and a sheared parking meter can be seen where two people died early Monday, April 28, 2025, in the fiery crash of a Tesla into a tree on East Sixth Street near Mills Avenue in Claremont. (Photo from video by Randy Dominguez/Key News Network)
Two people died early Monday, April 28, 2025, in the fiery crash of a Tesla into a tree on East Sixth Street near Mills Avenue in Claremont. (Photo from video by Randy Dominguez/Key News Network)
An official from the medical examiner’s office speaks to an officer at the scene where two people died early Monday, April 28, 2025, in the fiery crash of a Tesla into a tree on East Sixth Street near Mills Avenue in Claremont. (Photo from video by Randy Dominguez/Key News Network)
Two people died early Monday, April 28, 2025, in the fiery crash of a Tesla into a tree on East Sixth Street near Mills Avenue in Claremont. (Photo from video by Randy Dominguez/Key News Network)
Two people died early Monday, April 28, 2025, in the fiery crash of a Tesla into a tree on East Sixth Street near Mills Avenue in Claremont. (Photo from video by Randy Dominguez/Key News Network)
Two people died early Monday, April 28, 2025, in the fiery crash of a Tesla into a tree on East Sixth Street near Mills Avenue in Claremont. (Photo from video by Randy Dominguez/Key News Network)
Two people died early Monday, April 28, 2025, in the fiery crash of a Tesla into a tree on East Sixth Street near Mills Avenue in Claremont. (Photo from video by Randy Dominguez/Key News Network)
Two people died early Monday, April 28, 2025, in the fiery crash of a Tesla into a tree on East Sixth Street near Mills Avenue in Claremont. (Photo from video by Randy Dominguez/Key News Network)
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Skid marks and a sheared parking meter can be seen where two people died early Monday, April 28, 2025, in the fiery crash of a Tesla into a tree on East Sixth Street near Mills Avenue in Claremont. (Photo from video by Randy Dominguez/Key News Network)
The driver was pronounced dead first, and a passenger was found after the flames were put out, according to broadcast reports. One of the victims was identified by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office as 52-year-old Rasheed Bledsoe. It was unclear if Bledsoe was the driver or passenger.
A hazardous materials team was called in to deal with the vehicle fire and its lithium batteries.
