Courtesy: AP
A Tesla Model S crash in Indianapolis sent first responders seeking cover as the electric car's lithium-ion battery cells exploded like fireworks following the impact. A driver and a passenger died in a crash that, according to eyewitnesses, may have been caused by excessive speed after the Tesla struck a tree while traveling in downtown Indianapolis around 1 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3. The 27-year-old female driver was pronounced dead at the scene, the Indianapolis Star reports, while a 44-year-old male passenger died shortly after being transported to a hospital.
The crash scene was spread over 150 yards, with firefighters attending to multiple fires caused by lithium-ion battery fragments.
