US Opens Probe Into Fatal Tesla Crash, Fire in California

US Opens Probe Into Fatal Tesla Crash, Fire in California
A vehicle's chassis frame and a Tesla Model S 100D car stand in a showroom of U.S. car manufacturer Tesla in Zurich, Switzerland March 28, 2018. ReutersArnd Wiegmann
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A fatal crash and vehicle fire of a Tesla Inc Model X near Mountain View, California, last week has prompted a federal field investigation, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday, sparking a big selloff in Tesla stock.

Tesla tumbled 8.2 percent, or $25 a share, to close at $279.18, the lowest close in almost a year, after news of the investigation.