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LOS ANGELES - The parents of a college student killed in a Tesla crash say she was trapped in the car as it burst into flames because of a design flaw that made it nearly impossible for her to open the door, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday.

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A lawsuit has been filed in Alameda County Superior Court by the parents of Krysta Tsukahara, a 19-year-old college student who died in a Tesla Cybertruck crash last November. The suit alleges that a flaw in the car's door design prevented her from escaping as the vehicle burned.

According to the lawsuit, Tsukahara was in the back of the Cybertruck when the driver, who was intoxicated, crashed into a tree in a suburb of San Francisco.

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