Crime & Safety
1 Killed, 1 Injured In 400-Foot Plunge Near San Leandro Reservoir
The car that plunged may have been there for several hours before firefighters discovered it shortly after 9 a.m. Saturday, officials said.
ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA — One person was killed and another seriously injured Saturday morning when a car plunged about 400 feet off of Redwood Road near Upper San Leandro Reservoir, the Alameda County Fire Department said.
The car that plunged may have been there for several hours before firefighters discovered it shortly after 9 a.m. Saturday, said fire department spokesman Brian Centoni.
"We think the accident could have happened as early as 1 a.m. (Saturday), he said. Firefighters didn't discover it until after being called at 9:08 a.m. Saturday to Redwood Road for a report of an injured bicyclist.
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Firefighters got to Redwood Road near the Bort Meadow Staging Area in the Anthony Chabot Regional Park to find the white vehicle 400 feet below Redwood Road near mile marker 4.
One person in the car was pronounced dead at the scene; the victim's name was not available Saturday night. The second victim was taken by California Highway Patrol helicopter to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek with critical injuries.
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The accident remained under investigation late Saturday.
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