The tight-knit community of Piedmont is in mourning after three young people died in a fiery solo-vehicle crash early Wednesday morning, one day before a city tradition that took place on Thanksgiving morning - the Piedmont Turkey Trot.

Piedmont Mayor Jen Cavanaugh hugged residents during the city’s annual Thanksgiving Turkey Trot footrace as the small community struggled to understand the devastating crash that killed three young residents early Wednesday.

Three young people died inside a Tesla Cybertruck in Piedmont Wednesday after the high-tech vehicle jumped a curb, crashed into a tree, and burst into flames, authorities said. The fiery crash happened just after 3 a.

The turkey trot is being rerouted so community members can pay their respects to the three former Piedmont High students who were killed in a crash.

Three killed in a Tesla Cybertruck crash in Piedmont, with a fourth individual rescued and taken to the hospital in stable condition.

A solo vehicle crash involving a Tesla Cybertruck left three people dead early Wednesday morning in Piedmont, authorities said.

The three young adults killed and one injured in a tragic crash early Wednesday morning all graduated from Piedmont High School in 2023, according to a mother ABC7 News spoke to.

Three people were killed and another person was injured in a fiery crash in Piedmont early Wednesday morning, police said. Police suspect speeding played a role in the solo-vehicle wreck, which happened at about 3 a.m. in the area of Hampton Road and King Avenue.

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