Extra unhealthy information for Tesla — any individual driving one among their autos died this weekend after crashing right into a firetruck … and occurred to be in the identical mannequin that is now dealing with a recall.

The accident occurred Saturday in Walnut Creek, CA — the place officers say a Tesla Mannequin S plowed into a hearth engine that was blockading a freeway to cowl one other crew that was clearing a separate accident on I-680. The motive force was pronounced lifeless on the scene, and a passenger within the automotive as effectively was transported to a hospital … their situation is unknown.

Photographs taken from the crash web site present the Tesla fully crushed, and the truck was severely broken as effectively. A number of firefighters who had been on the truck suffered minor accidents.

Legislation enforcement says it is unclear if the driving force was beneath the affect or in the event that they had been utilizing a self-driving function. If it is found the driving force was, in reality, utilizing the autopilot — which has since come beneath main scrutiny — it might spell extra hassle for the EV firm.

Tesla is at the moment beneath investigation by the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration — which is wanting into how their automated driving system works in response to emergency autos on the highway … this after at the least 14 crashes beneath very comparable circumstances.