A Tesla Semi was involved in a grisly crash earlier this week with two passenger vehicles that killed a married couple and left another person critically injured.
It’s the first known fatal collision for the battery-powered electric truck, Electrek reports. According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, the crash occurred on Sunday morning on US 50 in Dayton. The couple, identified in The Record-Courier as Sergio and Jennifer Villanueva, were stopped at a traffic signal in their Volkswagen Beetle when the semi slammed into their car, and another, from behind.
Both were pronounced dead at the scene, the highway patrol said, with a third victim flown to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said that the driver of the Tesla Semi, whose identity has not been shared, may have fallen asleep at the wheel before the crash, based on statements taken at the scene of the accident.
