(KRON) -- El Cerrito police are searching for the driver of a car that allegedly chased down and hit a truck, causing it to crash into an apartment building.
Police say that around 2:08 a.m. Sunday, they received a call from a person in the pickup truck who reported that they were being chased by a silver BMW sedan in San Pablo. The pickup truck crashed into the Hana Gardens apartments at 10860 San Pablo Ave. in El Cerrito shortly after.
Picture of truck that crashed into Hana Gardens apartments (Credit: El Cerrito PD)
Police responded and rescued two people from the overturned truck. They were taken to the hospital and are now in stable condition.
Police said that the BMW sedan struck the back of the pickup truck, which caused it to crash into the building. The victims inside the truck also told police that the passenger of the BMW pointed a gun at them on southbound San Pablo Avenue.
Suspect vehicle found in the city of Richmond (Credit: El Cerrito PD)
Police later found the BMW abandoned in the city of Richmond with the help of Automated License Plate Reader cameras and took it in for evidence.
Anyone with information is asked to contact El Cerrito Police at 510-215-4400 or investigations@elcerrito.gov.
