Higher East Aspect, NYC deadly crash: Driver killed, passenger severely damage after Tesla crashes on FDR DRive

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UPPER EAST SIDE (WABC) — One particular person is useless and one other is severely damage after a fiery crash on the FDR Drive.

Police say the driving force of a Tesla was killed after being ejected from the car.

They are saying the automotive struck a guardrail, overturned and burst into flames within the northbound lanes close to the 71st Road exit round 3 a.m.

The 26-year-old passenger was additionally ejected from the car however survived the impression. They have been rushed to the burn unit at New York Presbyterian Hospital – Cornell

In the meantime, the driving force was pronounced useless on the scene.

All northbound FDR Drive lanes are closed at 63rd Road. Southbound visitors resumed simply earlier than 7:30 a.m. after being diverted off the roadway at 96th Road.

Heather O’Rourke and John Del Giorno have the most recent on the Higher East Aspect.

Firefighters have extinguished the lithium ion e-battery fireplace within the Tesla however there are issues that it might reignite.

Witnesses instructed police the Tesla was rushing on the time it overturned.

“He was going a minimum of 120, 130 (mph). Not less than. After which when he hit the opposite automotive, the injury was simply a lot that it cut up in half. And that simply began occurring fireplace,” a witness instructed Eyewitness Information.

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Josh Einiger studies from Washington, DC.

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