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NTSB Opens Probe of Fiery Tesla Crash in Florida That Killed Two
- NTSB focusing on first-responders’ handling of EV battery fire
- Inquiry is fourth by NTSB into crashes of Tesla vehicles
Photographer: Michael Short/Bloomberg
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The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the fatal crash of a Tesla Model S that burst into flames after colliding with a concrete wall in Florida on Tuesday, the agency said, announcing its fourth active probe into a collision involving vehicles made by Tesla Inc.
Two people were killed in the accident, and a team of four NTSB investigators will look into it. The agency does not anticipate that Tesla’s Autopilot package of driver-assistance technologies will be part of the new probe, according to a press release. Investigators will primarily focus on how firefighters and others responded to electric car’s battery fire caused by the crash, the agency said Wednesday.