Many praised Tesla for creating a car that kept its passengers safe.
A man of Indian descent deliberately drove his Tesla car off a cliff in the US with his two children and wife inside. The vehicle plunged hundreds of feet, but all four survived the crash with minor injuries on Monday.
Several social media users were shocked by the incident and called their survival miraculous. But it also led some to highlight the build quality of Tesla cars that apparently helped the family survive in what could have been a fatal crash.
“With all the criticism of Elon Musk and declining Tesla sales and inventory, this story at least suggests that Teslas are well built for safety. Four people have survived a cliff dive and regular rescue workers in that area are “shocked,” one Twitter user wrote.
With all the criticism of #Elon Musk & declining sales and stock of #TeslaIf anything, this story suggests that Teslas are well built for safety. Four people survived the cliff plunge and regular rescue workers in that area are “shocked”. https://t.co/kauiyr1Ynd
— Nancy Van Huis (@nancyvh) January 4, 2023
Another said, “Those Tesla cars are really well built. First responders said they never pulled live people from this crash site”.
Those Tesla cars are really well built. First responders said they never remove living people from this crash site @Elon Musk@Fox news@MSNBC@DailyExpertNewspic.twitter.com/PCM0TWk0Bd
— Donnahue George (@DonnahueGeorge) January 3, 2023
Many praised Tesla for creating a car that kept its passengers safe in the terrifying accident.
“Amazingly, those four people survived without major injuries. That Tesla must be a well-built vehicle to provide such safety to its occupants. Impressive,” was one response.
Amazing that those four people survived and without major injuries. That Tesla must be a well-built vehicle to provide such safety to its occupants. Impressive.
— Mike Brodowy (@MikeBrodowy) January 3, 2023
Someone wrote: “A testimony to how well Tesla is built. It didn’t even catch fire. I don’t even like electric vehicles, but this is extraordinary.”
A testimony to how well built Tesla is. It didn’t even catch fire. I don’t even like EVs, but this is extraordinary.
– ???????????????????????????????? (usually satire) (@fektsjek) January 3, 2023
“This speaks very well for the way Tesla is built. Well done! Glad they all survived,” wrote one user, sharing a clip of the rescue.
This speaks very well for the way Tesla is built. Well done ! Glad they all survived. @Elon Musk#miracleshttps://t.co/rTjxhEwbtI
— We are all trolling???? (@WeGovernUSA) January 2, 2023
Another user, tagging Tesla CEO Elon Musk, wrote: “The fact that they all survived is a testament to how amazingly safe and well-built Tesla cars are… One man injured himself and three others, including two kids, after driving his Tesla off a cliff in California on Monday. Absolutely amazing!”
@Elon Musk The fact that they all survived is a testament to how wonderfully safe and well-built Tesla cars are…. A man who injured himself and three others, including two children, after driving his Tesla off a cliff in California on Monday. Absolutely amazing!
— Jill (@Jaghomer) January 4, 2023
The man of Indian descent was identified as 41-year-old Dharmesh A Patel of Pasadena, California, who was driving the vehicle with his wife, four-year-old daughter and nine-year-old son. Firefighters climbed down the cliff to rescue the children, while the adults were rescued by helicopter.
According to Brian Pottenger, the incident commander for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, it was “very, very rare” for people to survive such a crash.
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