Swiss Prosecutors Investigate Fatal Tesla Crash

Swiss Prosecutors Investigate Fatal Tesla Crash
An electric-powered Tesla car burns after a crash on the Swiss A2 motorway on Monte Ceneri near Bellinzona, Switzerland, on May 10, 2018. Rescue Media/Reuters
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ZURICH—Swiss prosecutors have begun looking into the circumstances of a fatal crash of a Tesla electric car last week that firefighters think may have set off a fire in the vehicle’s battery.

A spokesman for prosecutors in the southern canton of Ticino said authorities were examining what led to the accident. It was too early to discuss the cause at this stage, he added.