A Tesla driver suffered serious burns following a crash that triggered a “thermal runaway” battery fire last week Friday in Australia. See details below!
Emergency services shut down the Pacific Highway near Rainbow Flat in Australia at about 2.30pm on Friday afternoon after a Tesla Model Y crashed south of Taree and was on fire.
An Ambulance Service of NSW spokeswoman confirmed that paramedics treated a man in his 40s for burns to his face, hands and arms before taking him to Manning Base Hospital at Taree.
