After a Tesla Cybertruck crashed into a hotel sign in Los Angeles County, an individual took to X to share a picture from the scene of the crash. The picture soon went viral online, and many people reshared it on their X handles.
In Brief
- A second Cybertruck crash occurred Sunday night in Los Angeles County when a driver smashed their vehicle into the famous Beverly Hills Hotel sign.
- Two men were hospitalized in the first crash when their Cybertruck fell from an overpass and hit a concrete barrier on the 134 Freeway
- In response to the Beverly Hills crash, Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested whoever was at the wheel ‘wasn’t expecting so much acceleration’.
The individual who originally posted photos of the scene, who goes by the username @jackdidthatt on X, initially said a valet for the hotel had driven the car into the sign. He has since walked back his claim.
Brittany Williams, the Director of Communications at the hotel, stated that there were no valet employees or hotel staff involved, as reported by KTTV.
One of the tweets on the crash caught Elon Musk’s attention. He replied to it, claiming that the vehicle is ‘faster than a Porsche 911’.
“I don’t think you can get more Hollywood than this photo. A valet for the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel reportedly crashed a brand new Cybertruck,” reads the caption to the picture shared on X.
Elon Musk responds:
Elon Musk replied to this tweet saying that whoever was behind the wheel ‘wasn’t expecting so much acceleration’.
“Cyberbeast is faster than a Porsche 911, but looks like a truck, so perhaps the valet wasn’t expecting so much acceleration,” wrote Elon Musk in the comments section.
A video of the vehicle, after it crashed into the hotel, was also shared on Instagram with the caption, “Tesla Cyber Truck crashes into the front of the Beverly Hills Hotels on Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills.”
The tweet was shared on March 4. It has since then accumulated over 3.9 lakh views and over 1,900 likes. The share has also received a lot of comments from people.
Here’s how people reacted to this tweet:
“It looks like a truck from the future!” posted an individual.
Another joked, “The truck of all times.”
“I feel bad for whatever the truck hit,” shared a third.
A fourth commented, “It happens to almost everyone the first time you get into a Tesla. Until you’ve driven an EV, you truly don’t know what acceleration really means.”
The second Cybertruck incident in Los Angeles County happened on Sunday. Earlier that evening, a Cybertruck carrying two men fell from an overpass and onto a concrete barrier on the 134 Freeway before it burst into flames.
Both men, who escaped the vehicle before it caught fire around 11 p.m. local time, were hospitalized after the crash, according to KTLA and ABC affiliate KABC-TV.
The Cybertruck can go from 0 to 60 mph in just 2.6 seconds in “Beast Mode,” while offering “the handling of a sports car and the turn radius of a sedan,” according to Tesla’s website.
The 6,843-lb. vehicle is described as being “durable and rugged enough to go anywhere,” with a top speed of 130 mph.
