A Tesla Cybertruck exploded in Las Vegas. Outside the Trump International Hotel, it killed the driver and injured seven others, according to U.S. authorities and the FBI.
BREAKING! CyberTruck explodes outside Trump tower!
— CMM (@CorruptMM) January 1, 2025
While details have not been confirmed, do you think it’s a coincidence or a message? pic.twitter.com/Msdoneoive
The incident, which is already being investigated by the authorities, has prompted Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, to clarify via social media that the incident “is in no way related to the vehicle”, and that authorities have already “confirmed that the explosion was caused by fireworks and a bomb that were being transported inside the vehicle”.
We have now confirmed that the explosion was caused by very large fireworks and/or a bomb carried in the bed of the rented Cybertruck and is unrelated to the vehicle itself.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 1, 2025
All vehicle telemetry was positive at the time of the explosion. https://t.co/HRjb87YbaJ
The Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas is part of the Trump Organization, the company of the elected U.S. president, Donald Trump. The CEO of Tesla was one of the main supporters of Trump’s candidacy for the White House and is still an advisor to the new president.
