Mystery still surrounds the apparent spontaneous combustion of a Tesla Model S on a Sacramento freeway over the weekend.
But in an interview with KCRA, siblings Sunit and Dilpreet Mayall described the terrifying moments their car's battery component suddenly burst into flames on Saturday about 4 p.m. driving eastbound on Highway 50. "We could have died in that moment," Sunit Mayall told the TV station. "I was really scared. I was panicking a lot and just re-living it. I'm getting emotional right now. But it was really scary."
Just before the car caught on fire, the Mayalls said they heard popping sounds. Sunit Mayall, who was driving, told her brother to run away from the car as fast as they could. They were able to take video of what happened, and the Tesla exploded seconds after they fled the electric vehicle.