Driver dies after Tesla Model X catches fire in California

Witness of the fatal crash says EV’s battery was ‘actively emitting flames’

Tesla Model X
The Tesla Model X
(Image credit: Tesla)

A man has been killed following an accident involving an electric Tesla Model X in Mountain View, California, on March 23.

According to NBC Bay Area, the driver of the blue Model X collided with the barrier on highway 101’s central reservation and caught fire. The electric car was then struck by a Mazda and an Audi before coming to rest in the left hand lane.

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