Tesla says working with China to probe crash involving policemen


Tesla said in a Weibo posting that it made a report to a government agency about the accident, which occurred in the eastern city of Taizhou. — Reuters

Tesla Inc has pledged to work with Chinese authorities to investigate a crash involving one of its electric cars in which a policeman died.

The California-based company said in a Weibo posting that it made a report to a government agency about the accident, which occurred in the eastern city of Taizhou. One traffic policeman died after being injured in the accident, local police said in a later statement. A second officer injured in the crash is now out of danger, the statement said. Footage of the accident, reported widely by Chinese press, was spreading quickly on social media on May 18.

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