In Canada, four passengers of a Tesla car engulfed in flames died because the door was not opened and could not escape.
According to Canada's CBC News on the 11th (local time), a Tesla Model Y car crashed into a guardrail while speeding on Lake Shore Boulevard in Toronto, Canada, at around 12 a.m. on the 24th of last month.
Shortly after the crash, the car caught fire, and four of the five people on board died trapped inside a burning Tesla.
At the time, a Canadian postal worker passing through the scene of the accident broke the window of the vehicle with an iron bar, and only one woman was able to be rescued.A postal worker at
said, "The smoke was so thick that I didn't even know there were others in the vehicle," adding, "We don't know if they were also trying to escape the vehicle desperately."
Local fire authorities believe the battery cell was in trouble due to the impact of the accident and are investigating the exact cause of the accident.
Tesla vehicles should open the door by pressing a button instead of a handle. However, in the event of an accident, the power may be cut off and the door may not open.
Experts pointed out that there is an emergency button that manually opens the door to Tesla vehicles, but this feature is not widely known and it may be difficult to find it immediately after the accident.
Tesla vehicles manually open the door by pulling the cable below after removing the internal panel.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating nine cases, including brake malfunction and sudden acceleration related to Tesla Y.
Reporter Lee Yu Na from Digital News Team.
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