A bystander tried to open the doors on the Tesla but failed.
A 43-year-old man and two kids burned to death — and left another child injured — after the Tesla they were riding in slammed into a tree and burst into flames in Germany.
There are a lot of unknowns surrounding the horrific September 7 accident, which was reported by German outlets Bild and 20 Minuten , and flagged in English by People magazine , but CEO Elon Musk's electric vehicle has already been under heavy scrutiny for reports of Teslas trapping kids inside and for fatal accidents involving its self-driving tech system and Cybertruck .
The accident in question, which occurred in the town of Schwerte, happened when the driver of the Tesla attempted to pass a caravan of vehicles and then, mysteriously, swerved off the road