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11th Aug 2019

WATCH: Tesla car explodes after a crash on Russian road

Carl Kinsella

Tesla

A little bit worrying.

A Tesla vehicle burst into flames after crashing into a parked tow truck in Russian on Saturday night.

The Model 3 version of the electric car was travelling at around 100km per hour at the time of the incident, according to the driver. Reuters has reported that the driver told local media that he had been using drive assistance mode, but had his hands on the steering wheel.

Three people were injured in the crash, but nobody was killed.

A video of the burning vehicle surfaced on Instagram, which shows the entire car engulfed in flames, as well as a small explosion.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B0_izPjnfYV/?utm_source=ig_embed

Teslas have something of a history of exploding or

The battery of a Tesla Model S reignited two times after it was involved in a fatal and high-speed crash back in 2014. In that case, the vehicle had been travelling at 116 miles per hour.

Tesla is yet to comment on yesterday’s crash.

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