Authorities in Texas say two people were killed when a Tesla with no one in the driver's seat crashed into a tree και ξέσπασε πυρκαγιά, ανέφερε ο τηλεοπτικός station of Houston KPRC 2.
The cause of the accident, which occurred at 9 p.m. local time in Spring, Texas (near Houston), is under investigation.
According to other sources, the first arrivals had to use 30.000 gallons of water in space four hours to extinguish the fire, as the Tesla battery does not stop burning.
Two men dead after fiery crash in Tesla Model S.
"[Investigators] are 100-percent certain that no one was in the driver seat driving that vehicle at the time of impact," Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman said. "They are positive." # KHOU11 https://t.co/q57qfIXT4f pic.twitter.com/eQMwpSMLt2
- Matt Dougherty (@MattKHOU) April 18, 2021
Authorities tried to contact Tesla for advice on extinguishing the fire, but it is not known if they received a response.
Preliminary reports indicate that the car was traveling at a very fast speed, could not turn, went off the road and fell into a tree. One of the men killed was in the passenger seat, while the other was in the back seat, according to sources.
Ο αστυφύλακας του Harris County, Mark Herman, δήλωσε στην KPRC ότι "κανείς δεν οδηγούσε" το ηλεκτρικό Tesla του 2019 τη στιγμή του ατυχήματος.