Authorities are investigating after a Cybertruck crashed and burst into flames earlier this week, leaving the driver dead. While there have been many accidents involving Tesla’s unusual car, this is said to be the first involving a fatality. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it will look into the mass murder, which happened in the Houston area early Monday morning.
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers responded to the area along the Grand Parkway early Monday morning for reports of a crash, local news reports said. From the initial investigation, officials say the truck appears to have left the road at around 1:45 am and hit the road, bursting into flames. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. It has also been reported that the driver has not been identified due to the fire and the VIN of the car was also not visible due to the fire which also hindered its identification.
On Monday, it was not clear what caused the driver to lose control of the car and it went off the road. Gizmodo has reached out to local authorities for more information and will update this story if they respond.
NHTSA is investigating the crash, according to a Reuters report.
The Cybertruck, which looks like a Hummer that has fallen into a garbage can, was developed by Tesla and has been on American roads for the past six months. It was first announced in 2019 and has been talked about regularly by Tesla CEO Elon Musk since the company officially started delivering cars to customers last November. Although they are still rare to see, I have personally seen at least half a dozen of them idle on various roads throughout California.
Wherever they go, cars seem to attract attention. Just yesterday, Donald Trump generated viral content in his presidential campaign when he was gifted one of the cars by popular broadcaster Adin Ross.
However, cars have had their share of problems. Reuters reports that Tesla had to issue four separate recalls for its 2024 Cybertruck model. In the past few weeks, the company has recalled more than 11,000 vehicles due to electrical problems with its unusually large wiper.
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