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Related: About this forumOfficials identify 3 college students killed in fiery Cybertruck crash: 'Unimaginable loss'
Officials identify 3 college students killed in fiery Cybertruck crash: 'Unimaginable loss'
Natalie Neysa Alund
Updated Mon, December 2, 2024 at 9:02 PM EST
Local officials in Northern California have identified three people killed in a fiery Tesla CyberTruck crash less than 24 hours before Thanksgiving Day. The City of Piedmont identified the fatality victims to USA TODAY as Soren Dixon, Jack Nelson and Krysta Tsukahara, all college-age students who graduated from Piedmont High School in 2023.
The crash took place around 3 a.m. in Piedmont, a small affluent area community enclaved by Oakland in Alameda County and the cause of the crash remained under investigation by law enforcement Monday. During the last census, the city's population was just over 11,000.
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Family and friends are mourning Soren Dixon, Jack Nelson and Krysta Tsukahara (L to R) all college students who graduated from Piedmont High School in 2023. The three died after a Tesla Cybertruck crashed on Nov. 27, 2024 in Piedmont, California.
According to a preliminary investigation by the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the Cybertruck jumped a curb, hit a tree and retaining wall, then came to rest with the front end of the vehicle partly wrapped around the tree.
The Cybertruck caught fire and fully burned, but the Piedmont Police Department, also investigating the crash, told KRON-TV the vehicle's battery did not explode or burst into flames.
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Natalie Neysa Alund
Updated Mon, December 2, 2024 at 9:02 PM EST
Local officials in Northern California have identified three people killed in a fiery Tesla CyberTruck crash less than 24 hours before Thanksgiving Day. The City of Piedmont identified the fatality victims to USA TODAY as Soren Dixon, Jack Nelson and Krysta Tsukahara, all college-age students who graduated from Piedmont High School in 2023.
The crash took place around 3 a.m. in Piedmont, a small affluent area community enclaved by Oakland in Alameda County and the cause of the crash remained under investigation by law enforcement Monday. During the last census, the city's population was just over 11,000.
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Family and friends are mourning Soren Dixon, Jack Nelson and Krysta Tsukahara (L to R) all college students who graduated from Piedmont High School in 2023. The three died after a Tesla Cybertruck crashed on Nov. 27, 2024 in Piedmont, California.
According to a preliminary investigation by the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the Cybertruck jumped a curb, hit a tree and retaining wall, then came to rest with the front end of the vehicle partly wrapped around the tree.
The Cybertruck caught fire and fully burned, but the Piedmont Police Department, also investigating the crash, told KRON-TV the vehicle's battery did not explode or burst into flames.
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Officials identify 3 college students killed in fiery Cybertruck crash: 'Unimaginable loss' (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Dec 3
OP
I don't get it. If the battery "did not explode or burst into flames" what is the source of the
hlthe2b
Dec 3
#1
I thought about that too. My guess is that the interior materials were not fireproof.
mahatmakanejeeves
Dec 3
#2
Gee, I don't know. There's surely some online discussion of how that happened. I'll look around. NT
mahatmakanejeeves
Dec 3
#4
hlthe2b
(106,803 posts)1. I don't get it. If the battery "did not explode or burst into flames" what is the source of the
all-consuming fire in an all-electric vehicle? Something isn't right here... Tragic, though (as I manage to get past the fact it was a disgusting Musk Cybertruck)...
mahatmakanejeeves
(61,659 posts)2. I thought about that too. My guess is that the interior materials were not fireproof.
The exterior is stainless steel, but there's lots of plastic parts, seat cushions, dashboard parts, etc. in a Cybertruck.
And good morning. NT
hlthe2b
(106,803 posts)3. Sure, but something had to spark it.
Back at ya!
mahatmakanejeeves
(61,659 posts)4. Gee, I don't know. There's surely some online discussion of how that happened. I'll look around. NT