A Tesla Cybertruck plowed through the glass doors of the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on New Year’s Day, began spewing smoke and then exploded, according to authorities.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill said at a press conference that one person in the car was killed and seven others were injured. McMahill added that authorities are investigating “numerous leads.”
He also acknowledged the alleged terrorist attack that took place in New Orleans early on New Year’s Day, when a driver drove into a crowd, killing at least 10 people. Law enforcement later found explosives that were allegedly made in an unusual way in the city.
McMahill said local authorities are searching Las Vegas for any “secondary devices,” adding that “…there doesn’t appear to be a threat to our community here, right now.”
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What caused the Cybertruck to explode?
The cause of the Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump hotel has not been confirmed by authorities.
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Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, said the explosion was caused by “explosives and/or a bomb in the bed of a rental truck” in an X post on Wednesday. Earlier, Musk wrote to X that “the entire Tesla team” was investigating the matter.
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“We have never seen anything like this,” he wrote.
Musk is a close adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, and one of his biggest donors. Musk has given at least $277 million to Trump and other Republicans during the 2024 election cycle, according to Trump. The Washington Post.
Cybertruck has been plagued by recalls this year. In December, 700,000 Tesla vehicles, including some Cybertrucks, were affected by a recall related to the tire pressure warning light. The problem can cause users to unknowingly drive with low pressure tires. Other recall notices involved problems with the windshield wiper, rearview mirror, and accelerator pedal.
INSIDE: Jan. 1, 2025, 4:17 pm PST This story has been updated to correct the number of Cybertrucks affected by the December recall. The tire pressure warning applies to a total of 700,000 Tesla vehicles, including some Cybertrucks.
