Tesla Model S collided head-on with a truck, driver only suffered minor injuries

Recently, according to a report on the electrek website, a Tesla Model S collided head-on with a Soviet-era crane truck, causing the Tesla driver to injure his knee, but it was not serious.

On the morning of December 19, local time, the Model S collided head-on with a crane truck in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. After the accident, the Tesla driver was sent to the hospital for treatment. It is reported that the driver's knee was injured in the accident, and the rest was "intact." Earlier reports said that there were other passengers in the electric car, but the latest news said that there was only the driver in the car.

Earlier, some Tesla drivers gave a five-star rating to the Model S in their safety performance test. This accident also highlighted the excellent safety of the Tesla Model S.

At present, the specific details of the accident are still unclear. However, Tesla driver Mario Kadastik told the outside world that he was driving at a low speed at the time, and the truck was "driving at a high speed." He is not the owner of the electric car, but rented the Model S through the Tesla Rent service channel. Mario Kadastik believes that after this accident, the Model S cannot be completely repaired.

Photos from the accident scene show that the front of the car absorbed most of the impact, but the cockpit remained relatively intact. This also highlights the importance of the large crumple zone of the Model S. Since the engine is eliminated in electric vehicles and replaced with a smaller motor, the front of the Tesla Model S is relatively light.

The crane truck was a Soviet-era Kamaz truck, now a retired model. Preliminary estimates put the weight ratio of the truck to the Model S at 20,000 pounds (9,000 kilograms) to 4,800 pounds (2,150 kilograms). Kadastik is convinced that it was the safety features of the Tesla that potentially prevented more serious injuries from occurring in this accident.

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