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4 killed in fiery electric vehicle crash in downtown Toronto
Hat tip, Jalopnik, which is now all clickbait
Fiery Tesla Crash Traps And Kills Four After Electric Doors Couldn’t Open
Five people were trapped inside a Tesla Model Y after it crashed and burst into flames, just one person escaped after onlookers smashed a window
Owen Bellwood
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Five people were trapped inside a Tesla Model Y after it crashed and burst into flames, just one person escaped after onlookers smashed a window
Owen Bellwood
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Toronto
4 killed in fiery electric vehicle crash in downtown Toronto
5th person was pulled from burning vehicle by Canada Post driver.
CBC News · Posted: Oct 24, 2024 5:57 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 26
https://i.cbc.ca/1.7361865.1729777008!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/16x9_780/fatal-tesla-crash-lake-shore-cherry.jpeg
Emergency services at the scene of a fatal crash on Lake Shore Boulevard E. near Cherry Street on Oct. 24, 2024. (Meagan Fitzpatrick/CBC)
Four people were killed in a fiery single-vehicle crash in downtown Toronto early Thursday, while the lone survivor was pulled from the burning car by a passing driver, police say. ... The deadly collision happened at about 12:10 a.m. on Lake Shore Boulevard E. near Cherry Street.
A Tesla with three men and two women inside was speeding eastbound on Lake Shore when the driver lost control and hit a guardrail, said Toronto police Duty Insp. Phillip Sinclair. The car then careened into a concrete pillar. ... "Upon impact, the vehicle then caught fire," Sinclair told reporters.
When firefighters arrived on the scene, the car was fully engulfed in flames, said Deputy Fire Chief Jim Jessop, who spoke alongside Sinclair.
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4 killed in fiery electric vehicle crash in downtown Toronto
5th person was pulled from burning vehicle by Canada Post driver.
CBC News · Posted: Oct 24, 2024 5:57 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 26
https://i.cbc.ca/1.7361865.1729777008!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/16x9_780/fatal-tesla-crash-lake-shore-cherry.jpeg
Emergency services at the scene of a fatal crash on Lake Shore Boulevard E. near Cherry Street on Oct. 24, 2024. (Meagan Fitzpatrick/CBC)
Four people were killed in a fiery single-vehicle crash in downtown Toronto early Thursday, while the lone survivor was pulled from the burning car by a passing driver, police say. ... The deadly collision happened at about 12:10 a.m. on Lake Shore Boulevard E. near Cherry Street.
A Tesla with three men and two women inside was speeding eastbound on Lake Shore when the driver lost control and hit a guardrail, said Toronto police Duty Insp. Phillip Sinclair. The car then careened into a concrete pillar. ... "Upon impact, the vehicle then caught fire," Sinclair told reporters.
When firefighters arrived on the scene, the car was fully engulfed in flames, said Deputy Fire Chief Jim Jessop, who spoke alongside Sinclair.
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