Fiery Tesla Crash Traps And Kills Four After Electric Doors Couldn’t Open
Four people were killed in a fire after a Tesla Model Y lost control and hit a pillar in Toronto last month. The four people were reportedly unable to open the doors of the car after it caught fire and a fifth passenger only survived the crash after onlookers smashed a window and dragged them from the wreckage.
The Tesla Model Y electric SUV reportedly lost control and hit a pole in downtown Toronto on October 24, reports CBC News . After striking the pole, the front end of the Tesla caught fire and the flames quickly spread to the rest of the car:
When firefighters arrived on the scene, the car was fully engulfed in flames, said Deputy Fire Chief Jim Jessop, who spoke alongside Sinclair.
Once the blaze was extinguished, firefighters found four people inside the vehicle. All four were pronounced dead at the scene, Sinclair said.
A fifth passenger was able to exit the vehicle after a postal worker driving past the scene smashed one of the car’s windows with a bar they had in their truck. The 25-year-old woman was pulled from the back seat of the Model Y and taken to safety where she was “shaken” and “wasn’t able to say anything,” adds CBC.
