One person died earlier this week after crashing into a building in Fremont, police said.
Fremont police officers were called to the 44700 block of Old Warm Springs Boulevard on Monday around 5:45 p.m. after receiving reports of a collision. Police found a vehicle on fire in an area building, with vacant retail space on the first floor and apartments on the floors above.
Fremont firefighters extinguished the fire and residents of the building were evacuated due to heavy smoke.
No one in the building was injured, but the driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver was traveling southbound on Warm Springs Boulevard when he lost control of his vehicle, according to police.
The cause of the accident was still being investigated on Tuesday.
