Tesla’s new electric Semi was involved in a crash earlier this week that killed two people, the first known fatal accident involving the carmaker’s newest model, which just went into regular production this year.

According to reports from the Nevada Highway Patrol and Lyon County Sheriff’s Department, the 10-ton Tesla truck slammed into a small, vintage Volkswagen Beetle at an intersection on U.S. 50 in Dayton, Nevada, around 7:20 a.m. local time. Both occupants of the Beetle, who aren’t identified in the initial reports, died from injuries resulting from the crash, Trooper James LaRose........

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