Tesla’s Electric Semi Has Its First Fatal Crash
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- Both occupants of the Beetle, who aren’t identified in the initial reports, died from injuries resulting from the crash, Trooper James LaRose told Forbes.
- The cause of the accident, which took place about 30 miles southwest of Tesla’s Nevada Gigafactory, which builds the Semi, hasn’t yet been determined, LaRose said.
Transportation Editors' Pick Tesla’s Electric Semi Has Its First Fatal Crash Two people in a small Volkswagen Beetle died after the massive battery-powered truck slammed into them at a highway intersection in Nevada, not far from the factory that builds it. By Alan Ohnsman,
--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.A Tesla Semi was involved in a fatal crash that killed two people on June 28, 2026, in Dayton, Nevada.Tesla Tesla’s new electric Semi was involved in a crash earlier this week that killed two people, the first known fatal accident involving the carmaker’s newest model, which just went into regular production this year.
According to reports from the Nevada Highway Patrol and Lyon County Sheriff’s Department, the 10-ton Tesla truck slammed into a small, vintage Volkswagen Beetle at an intersection on U.S. 50 in Dayton, Nevada, around 7:20 a.m. local time. Both occupants of the Beetle, who aren’t identified in the initial reports, died from injuries resulting from the crash, Trooper James LaRose told Forbes. The driver of the Tesla truck wasn’t injured.