Father and son incinerated after ‘self-driving’ Tesla suddenly slammed into tree, lawsuit says

NewsWorldAmericasFather and son incinerated after ‘self-driving’ Tesla suddenly slammed into tree, lawsuit says‘[B]oth occupants burned to death in the thermal runaway and fire that occurred after impact,’ according to court filings reviewed by The IndependentJustin Rohrlich Friday 03 April 2026 16:42 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2951558","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/tesla-self-driving-deaths-lawsuit-musk-b2951558.html","title":"Father and son incinerated after ‘self-driving’ Tesla suddenly slammed into tree"}}CloseThree killed after Tesla Cybertruck crashed and caught fire in CaliforniaThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"...