ANTIOCH (KRON) — Police are at the scene of a fatal accident in Antioch Thursday morning.
The crash happened around 3 a.m. in a residential area on Hillcrest Avenue between Laurel Road and Country Hills Drive, according to authorities.
A 26-year-old Richmond man died after his car struck a tree, police said.
Police say the man was driving at a high rate of speed when he lost control of the car and hit the tree.
Both directions of Hillcrest Avenue is closed in the area and police are diverting traffic.
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