Tesla incinerates after violent 3-car crash on Highway 101
Only the charred back half of a Tesla remained intact Friday morning on Highway 101 near Mountain View after the vehicle crashed into a carpool lane barrier and caught fire, leading two more cars to crash into it, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The blue Tesla was driving southbound on Highway 101 at freeway speeds near Highway 85, the CHP said, when it collided with a barrier separating the carpool lanes on both roads and caught fire.
The burning car was then hit by a Mazda and an Audi. The driver of the Tesla was taken to the hospital with major injuries, the CHP said, but no other injuries were reported.