Students and staff at a preschool in Lone Tree evacuated Wednesday morning after an electric car crashed into the building, sparking a fire and injuring a child passenger, according to South Metro Fire Rescue.
South Metro crews responded to the fire at , 9200 Teddy Lane, shortly before 9 a.m. Wednesday, . The flames were under control by 9:25 a.m., according to an .
South Metro spokesperson Matthew Assell confirmed the car that crashed into the building was a Cybertruck.
The cause of the crash remained under investigation on Wednesday, but investigators don’t believe drugs, alcohol or medical issues were involved, Lone Tree Police Department spokesperson Melissa Gallegos said.
A child in the Cybertruck was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, Gallegos said. The grandparent driving the car and a second child passenger were not injured, she said.
All 78 students and 22 staff inside the preschool were safely evacuated, . No one inside the building was injured, and all children were reunited with their parents, Gallegos said.
Information about the extent of damage to the preschool and when it would reopen was not immediately available.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
