PARIS (AP) — Four people died in a car crash in France after their Tesla vehicle reportedly hit a road sign and burst into flames, police said Monday.
A local police spokesman, Lieutenant Eric Hoarau, said the exact circumstances of the crash on Saturday evening near the town of Niort had yet to be determined and an investigation was underway.
“All indications are that the vehicle left the road,” Hoarau said, citing ruts on the ground and a severed road sign.
There were no witnesses, he said, complicating the investigation.
The driver and three passengers were burned beyond recognition, he said.
Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
