Tesla plunges off cliff at Devil's Slide, leaving 2 adults, 2 children critically injured - San Francisco Chronicle

Rachel Swan

Jan. 2, 2023Updated: Jan. 2, 2023 1:58 p.m.

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Vehicles travel along Highway 1 at Devil’s Slide near Pacifica, Calif., on Friday, July 1, 2022. A Tesla plunged 250 feet from a cliff near Devil’s Slide on Jan. 2, 2023.

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Four people were critically injured when a car careened over Devil’s Slide on Jan. 2, 2023.

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A Tesla plunged off of a cliff at Devil’s Slide in San Mateo County on Monday, falling 250 feet and critically injuring the four people inside, according to Cal Fire’s San Mateo-Santa Cruz unit.

Two children and two adults were in the vehicle, a spokesperson for Cal Fire said in a video that the agency released at noon, by which time multiple ambulances were en route to the scene.

Expect delays after a vehicle went over the side of the cliff at Devil’s Slide. WATCH pic.twitter.com/dtL7BaBiE4

— CAL FIRE CZU (@CALFIRECZU) January 2, 2023

Emergency crews warned motorists to expect delays as firetrucks packed the road and rescue teams assessed the wreck.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

Rachel Swan is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: rswan@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @rachelswan

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Rachel Swan is a breaking news and enterprise reporter. She joined the Chronicle in 2015 after stints at several alt weekly newspapers. Born in Berkeley, she graduated from Cal with a degree in rhetoric and is now raising two daughters in El Cerrito.

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