One person is killed and nine injured after eight-car pile-up when Tesla crashed into a wall in Miami
One person is killed and nine injured after an eight-car chain reaction is caused by Tesla crashing into a concrete wall, throwing the driver out of the field and causing a chain reaction, shutting down I-95
- An eight-car accident on I-95 in Miami killed a Tesla driver and injured nine others early Thursday morning
- Florida Highway Patrol agents say the crash started when the Tesla driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a concrete wall
- It is unclear whether the Tesla was self-driving at the time or whether the driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol
A Tesla driver was killed and nine others injured in a massive traffic jam on Interstate 95 in Miami early Thursday morning.
Florida Highway Patrol agents say the fatal crash occurred just before 2:30 a.m. when the Tesla driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a concrete wall in southbound lanes near highway 112 leading to the airport or 195 in eastern direction to Miami Beach.
When firefighters arrived on the scene, they found nine injured and one man already dead.
Authorities were able to take five adults to hospital, but four others refused treatment.
One victim is now said to be in serious condition, the other four are stable.
A Tesla driver was killed and nine others injured in a massive traffic jam on Interstate 95 in Miami early Thursday morning
The Tesla driver was forced from his vehicle and was run over by an oncoming white Nissan, which was then hit from behind
According to Florida Highway Patrol Lieutenant Alex Camacho, the driver of a black Tesla sedan lost control and crashed into a concrete barrier.
As the car came to a stop, authorities said, the Tesla blocked a nearby roadway and was struck by an approaching black Dodge sedan.
The impact of the collision sent the Tesla driver, who has only been identified as a black adult male, flying out of his car and landing in the roadway.
An oncoming white Nissan then slowed down in an attempt not to run over the man, only to be hit from behind by a Chevy SUV.
The Nissan was then forced forward, NBCMiami reports, and ran over the Tesla driver.
Then followed a series of minor accidents between the Chevy SUV, the Nissan sedan, a white Jeep SUV, a tow truck and a gray Jeep SUV.
When the fire brigade arrived on the scene, they found nine people injured and one man already dead
Authorities say the crash started when the Tesla driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a concrete wall
It remains unclear whether the Tesla was self-driving or whether the driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time.
DailyMail.com has contacted the Florida Highway Patrol for more information.
After the crash, southbound lanes of I-95 were closed for hours as debris littered the highway and officers worked to investigate the crash.
The closure snagged hours of morning commutes before I-95 reopened to traffic around 9 a.m.