Early Tuesday morning, a Tesla crashed on FDR Drive in Manhattan, resulting in the death of a female driver and serious injuries to her passenger. After hitting a guard rail, the vehicle flipped and caught fire, ejecting both the driver and her 26-year-old male passenger. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, while the passenger was transported to hospital and is reported to be stable. An investigation is underway to determine the crash's cause, including whether speeding was a factor.
A female driver was killed and her passenger seriously injured after they were tossed from a Tesla that flipped and then burst into flames on the FDR.
The Tesla struck a guard rail and flipped on the FDR Drive near 70th Street just after 2:30 a.m., with huge chunks of the electric vehicle scattered across the road.
Both the woman and her 26-year-old passenger were ejected from the car, which burst into flames following the collision.
The male passenger survived but was rushed to New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell, where he is in stable condition.
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