Tesla Model 3 crashes into parked truck, turns into a fireball

A Tesla Model 3 crashed into a parked tow truck on a Moscow motorway, Reuters reported Sunday. 

Following the crash, which happened late on Saturday, the car caught fire and was destroyed completely. The driver, director general of investment fund Arikapital Alexey Tretyakov, was hospitalized, while two of his children, who were also with him in the car, suffered minor injuries. 

Car batteries can catch fire after a very hard impact, albeit Tesla fires are rare according to the company's own statistics. When it happens, though, it can be devastatingly dangerous — just check the video allegedly showing the immediate aftermath of the accident. Read more...