5:09 PM: A man who drove his truck into the water off of Treasure Island this afternoon has died at a local hospital, San Francisco fire Lt. Ken Smith said.
The truck plunged into the water on the northeast side of the island near Avenue N at about 1:45 p.m., according to Smith. The vehicle was apparently traveling at a high rate of speed prior to the crash, he said.
The driver, a man between the ages of 30 and 40 years old, was the sole occupant of the truck, according to Smith.
A rescue squad from the fire department left the station at Folsom and 19th streets and reached the scene of the crash minutes later with diving equipment on, Smith said.
Crews broke a window of the truck, which was about 30 feet off of the shore and submerged about 10 feet underwater, and the man was extricated from the vehicle at about 2:10 p.m., according to Smith.
The victim was unconscious and was not breathing when he was taken ashore to a waiting ambulance that took him to the hospital, Smith said. Emergency crews performed CPR at the scene and en route to the hospital, where the victim died shortly after arriving.
The U.S. Coast Guard also responded to the crash and has launched an investigation into a possible pollution threat caused by the vehicle in the water, according to Lt. j.g. Jeremy Pichette.
4:24 PM: A man suffered life-threatening injuries after his truck plunged into the water off of Treasure Island this afternoon, San Francisco fire Lt. Ken Smith said.
The truck entered the water on the northeast side of the island near Avenue N at about 1:45 p.m., according to Smith. The vehicle was apparently traveling at a high rate of speed prior to the crash, he said.
A man between the ages of 30 and 40 years old was the sole occupant of the truck, according to Smith.
A rescue squad from the fire department left the station at Folsom and 19th streets and reached the scene of the crash minutes later with diving equipment on, Smith said.
Crews broke a window of the truck, which was about 30 feet off of the shore and submerged about 10 feet underwater, and the man was extricated out of the vehicle at about 2:10 p.m., according to Smith.
The victim was unconscious and was not breathing when he was taken ashore to a waiting ambulance that took him to the hospital, Smith said. The injuries are believed to be life-threatening. Authorities had previously said the man’s injuries appeared to be non-life-threatening.
The U.S. Coast Guard also responded to the scene and has launched an investigation into a possible pollution threat caused by the vehicle in the water, according to Lt. j.g. Jeremy Pichette.
2:55 PM: One person was taken to a hospital after being rescued from a truck that was driven into the water off of Treasure Island this afternoon, San Francisco fire Lt. Ken Smith said.
The truck entered the water on the east side of the island shortly after 1:40 p.m., Smith said. The truck’s sole occupant was extricated from the vehicle shortly after 2:10 p.m., he said.
The victim was taken to a hospital to be treated for injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening, Smith said.
2:24 PM: A pickup truck drove into the water off of Treasure Island this
afternoon, a San Francisco fire dispatcher said.
The truck entered the water on the east side of the island shortly after 1:40 p.m., the dispatcher said.
The dispatcher did not know who was inside the truck.
Crews from the San Francisco Fire Department and the U.S. Coast Guard are responding.
