Bystanders brought one person to shore before first responders pulled out two others who were trapped inside the submerged vehicle, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. NBC 7’s Dana Williams has the latest.
One person is dead and two others are in the hospital after a truck driving at a high rate of speed drove into the San Diego Bay Thursday night, Harbor Police said.
The incident happened near the 900 block of Harbor Island Drive and was first reported just after 9 p.m., according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.
Witnesses stated a pickup truck drove down south Harbor Island Drive at a high rate of speed, proceeding through two intersections and entering the bay, Harbor Police said.
"We found a vehicle that was fully submerged into the bay, with one patient, at the time that some bystanders had brought to the shore," said Matt Moe, battalion chief with SDFD, adding that the victim was treated at the scene and taken to the hospital.
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When divers with the Harbor Police Department and San Diego Lifeguard went underwater, officials said they found two people trapped inside the truck and pulled them out. They were also taken to the hospital.
The woman who was pulled out was pronounced dead at the hospital. The condition of the other two is currently unknown.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation by the Harbor Police Traffic Team. The vehicle has been removed from the bay and there is no longer any impact to traffic on the water or on Harbor Island.
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According to SDFD, 31 personnel were assigned to the rescue.
Harbor Island is a peninsula on San Diego Bay, located between Shelter Island and downtown.
This is a developing story that will be updated as more information arrives.
