Man killed in crash along 580 in Oakland

OAKLAND, Calif. (KTVU) - A man was killed early Saturday when the minivan he was driving went off the westbound side of Interstate 580 at Mountain Boulevard in Oakland and crashed into a tree. California Highway Patrol says they arrived to the scene shortly after 2 a.m. The fire department was able to remove the victim, said to be in his 20s, from a silver Honda Odyssey, but was pronounced dead. 

CHP Officer J. Young says the driver was alone in the van and that no other vehicles were involved in the deadly crash. According to Young, drugs or alcohol are not suspected to have contributed to the crash, but high-speed may have been a factor.

The freeway was briefly shutdown after the accident. CHP is still investigating the cause of the collision and are seeking any witnesses who may have seen the Honda minivan prior to the incident.