Fort Lauderdale — A Tesla car crashed and caught fire in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Tuesday, killing two people, US local police said on Wednesday. A third person in the Model S sedan was taken to a hospital, the Miami Herald reported late on Tuesday. It said it was not immediately clear what caused the crash. "What we do know is that there was a traffic crash, single car, the vehicle was a Tesla," said detective Tracy Figone of the Fort Lauderdale Police Department. Tesla was not immediately available for comment. Speed may have been a factor in the crash, NBC reported, citing the police. While it was not immediately clear what caused the accident, there were also no reports that autopilot was a factor in the crash. Tesla is currently being probed by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for a fatal crash in March in which a Tesla vehicle’s autopilot system was in use. Autopilot, a form of advanced cruise control, handles some driving tasks and warns those behind the wh...
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