According to information from a police source, made public by AFP a taxi driver driving a Tesla Model 3 had a serious accident causing 10 injuries, 7 of which are in absolute emergency on Saturday in Paris.

The taxi company has decided to take precautionary measures by stopping its 37 Tesla Model 3 taxis while investigations are carried out. The Tesla Model S will continue to circulate.

Tesla certifies that no technical problem occurred according to the analyzed data while according to testimonies for the moment not confirmed, the vehicle would have started to accelerate and the brakes would have stopped responding. Images posted on the internet attest to the violence of the impact.

Intervention following accident on the public road 4×4 #dpe #taxi #tesla pic.twitter.com/XFaSCSDLX5-

Mamédi DOUCOURE (@Fonc_mamedi) December 11, 2021

Translated from Grave accident d’une Tesla Model 3 des taxis G7, la compagnie met temporairement ce modèle au garage