1 Dead In Fiery Early Morning I-680 Crash In Concord

CONCORD (CBS SF/BCN) -- One person was dead after car careened off northbound I-680 near Concord Ave. early Monday and burst into flames, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The CHP said officers responded to a 4:28 a.m. report of a vehicle weaving and then running off the right side of the highway into a ditch, where it caught fire and became fully engulfed.

Upon arrival, the officers discovered that the driver was not able to escape and had died in the crash.

The name of the driver was not released pending notification of the next of kin.

Cause of the crash was under investigation.