A female driver was killed and her passenger seriously injured after they were tossed from a Tesla that flipped and then burst into flames on the FDR Drive in Manhattan early Tuesday, cops said.
The Tesla struck a guardrail and flipped on the FDR near 70th Street on the Upper East Side just after 2:30 a.m., the NYPD said — with photos showing huge chunks of the electric vehicle scattered across the road.
The Tesla flipped and the burst into flames. G.N.Miller/NYPost
The female driver was killed when the Tesla struck a guardrail, flipped and burst into flames on the FDR Drive just after 2:30 a.m., cops said. Robert MeceaBoth the woman and her 26-year-old passenger were ejected from the car, which burst into flames.
The female driver, who hasn’t yet been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The male survived the impact but was rushed to New York Presbyterian Hospital – Cornell, where he remains in a stable condition, according to authorities.
A 26-year-old man injured in the crash was taken to New York Presbyterian Hospital – Cornell. Robert Mecea
Large chunks of debris were strewn across the road after the crash. Robert MeceaPolice are still probing the cause of the fiery wreck.
It wasn’t immediately clear if the driver was speeding at the time.
All northbound FDR Drive lanes were shut for several miles as fire crews worked to extinguish the flames.
