1 killed after Tesla car crashes and bursts into flames in Guangzhou, China

One person was killed in a car accident in Guangzhou’s Zengcheng District near Dongjiang Dadao Bei on Saturday at 10 pm.

The car was apparently a Tesla sedan. It caught fire after the crash, with videos of the flame-riddled vehicle being excessively shared on Chinese social media.

On Wednesday, April 21, Zengcheng police said the driver, a 33-year-old man surnamed Zuo, crashed into a concrete wall on the right side of the road along with another car driven by a 32-year-old woman surnamed Wang.

Zuo was pronounced dead on the scene.

The police are still investigating the incident before being firm about the cause of the crash.