A person was killed Wednesday morning when a vehicle plunged down an embankment along Malibu Canyon Road near Pepperdine University, authorities said.
Sky5 was over the scene as Los Angeles County firefighters responded to the mangled vehicle resting in thick brush near Potter Drive in Malibu. Crews descended the hillside and found a person inside the vehicle, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to California Highway Patrol dispatch logs, the call came in shortly before 7:40 a.m. for a Tesla that had tumbled roughly 30 feet down a cliff with someone possibly trapped inside. Tow trucks, sheriff’s deputies and the county medical examiner were requested as part of the response.
The crash happened about a mile north of Pacific Coast Highway, and authorities temporarily halted traffic in both directions on Malibu Canyon Road while emergency crews worked. Vehicles were released one direction at a time, creating backups for drivers trying to reach PCH…