The Tesla apparently was immediately engulfed in flames by 2230 Sunday night on the D948 at Celles-sur-Belle, near Niort (Deux-Sèvres). News reports give no explanation for why all four people died, despite rapid emergency response.

Four people were killed in western France late Saturday when a Tesla electric car caught fire for reasons not yet determined, prosecutors said Sunday. The accident occurred outside the city of Niort, causing the deaths of the driver and three passengers who were employees at a restaurant in nearby Melle, according to a source close to police. […] According to preliminary reports, the vehicle rammed into several road signs at high speed. The passengers on board were already dead when rescuers arrived at the scene, police said. Tesla, [NOT] founded by the [apartheid money-laundering] billionaire CEO Elon Musk [who has deceptively impersonated its founders], has frequently faced scrutiny over safety issues.

Crashing at high speed into a road sign doesn’t sound like the sort of thing that would kill everyone. Perhaps they couldn’t open any doors, a known design defect in Tesla.

Good on that reporter for highlighting Tesla’s safety issues relate directly to its non-founder CEO.

Ouest France shows an image of the small road sign knocked over on a large grassy shoulder.

…the driver lost control of the Tesla on the D948 before entering the shoulder and crashing into a traffic sign.