A Tesla plunged into a California pool after its driver accidentally crashed it through a wall, and teachers from a nearby preschool jumped in to save the 3 passengers

• A Tesla driver accidentally accelerated through a wall surrounding a Pasadena home.
• The car, and its three passengers, plunged into a backyard pool.

A Tesla driver who accidentally crashed into a pool in California on Tuesday morning was saved by two "good Samaritans" from a nearby preschool, according to a local official.

The driver stomped on the accelerator instead of the brake, sending her and two family members hurtling through the wall of a Pasadena backyard and into the pool, Pasadena city spokesperson Lisa Derderian told Insider. Derderian said one person was at the home but was not aware of what was going on outside.

Two preschool staff members from the nearby Pacific Oaks Children's School saw the accident and jumped into the pool to save the family, which included a grandmother and a 4-year-old boy, Derderian said.

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Pacific Oaks Children's School told Insider they could not immediately provide comment.

Police and fire personnel responded to the incident within minutes, but none of the Tesla passengers were injured, Derderian said. The car was eventually towed out of the pool.

"These preschool staffers are heroes in our eyes, because within just a few seconds, if not minutes after they rescued the occupants the car was submerged underwater," Derderian said.