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Thermal runaway prevents rescue of 3 victims in crash, authorities say (www.nbcbayarea.com)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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UPDATE: the battery fire obviously didn't help, but according to new reporting it turns out that the Cybertruck really did trap the victims inside.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/620960

This accident could be a scene in a horror movie.

I'm not a Tesla fan by any measure, but I edited the headline for this post. The original headline made it seem like a specific feature of the Cybertruck trapped the victims, but then the article explains it was really that the battery was burning so fiercely that the police just couldn't free them. The deadly feature of the accident was the lithium battery, which is common to many makes and manufacturers of EVs.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Reminds me of when someone asked me why hydrogen cars weren't more popular and I brought up the invisible fire. In this case you can see the flames, though it wasn't much better. At least in a fire like this they're most likely to pass out from smoke inhalation, especially being inside the car. Hopefully the fire didn't make them suffer too badly. Yes, they were drunk, high, and driving, but this could have been way worse if they hit another car.

As gruesome as it may be, I would be shocked if bodies were recovered in even a moderately recognizable condition, or if they dont blow away in the wind during recovery. Heat is really bad for keeping a human body in one piece. It is insane that a bystander was able to rescue even one from that.