Tesla Crash Involving Well-Known Actor Draws Attention in China
Actor Jimmy Lin Chih-ying during a promotional event in Taipei, Taiwan, on March 23.
Photographer: Chen Lihong/VCG/Getty Images
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A Tesla Inc. Model X car driven by a Taiwanese celebrity crashed into a pole in the city of Taoyuan in Taiwan on Friday after suddenly deviating from the road, injuring the actor and his son.
The entire front of the electric car was ruined and badly burnt, footage of the accident that was circulating circulated online showed. According to local media reports, police suspect driver Jimmy Lin Chih-ying was at fault, although that is still being investigated.