In a concerning development for Tesla’s latest vehicle rollout, two separate Cybertruck accidents occurred in Mexico within a 48-hour period, resulting in multiple injuries but fortunately no fatalities.
The more serious of the two incidents took place in Guadalajara’s Italia Providencia neighborhood around 6:00 AM on Saturday.
Emergency responders found the Cybertruck overturned at the scene, with four individuals requiring immediate medical attention:
- An 18-year-old woman, ejected from the vehicle, was found lying on the pavement and rushed to hospital in critical condition
- Three additional passengers were trapped inside the vehicle:
- A 17-year-old girl
- A 19-year-old passenger
- A 60-year-old man
Firefighters had to employ hydraulic tools to extract the trapped passengers, all of whom were subsequently transported to nearby medical facilities.
El coche indestructible, el tanque…. La publicidad fake de Tesla es un peligro… Una Cybertruck vuelca en Guadalajara resultando heridos de gravedad sus cuatro pasajeros, una de ellas salió eyectada, los otros quedaron aplastados por el vehículo pic.twitter.com/zJygsg49ps
— La Verdad de Tesla (@LaVerdadDeTesla) November 2, 2024
Mexico City Collision
The day before, on Friday, another Cybertruck incident occurred in Mexico City when a 23-year-old driver lost control of the vehicle. The sequence of events included:
- Initial collision with a parked truck
- Subsequent impact with a residential gate
Unlike the Guadalajara accident, the driver in this incident escaped without serious injury.
The only guy who had a 2-million-peso Cybertruck wrecked it during a drunken night out in Mexico City’s Miguel Hidalgo borough in the early morning. pic.twitter.com/52VXGoQioI
— Gildo Garza (@GildoGarzaMx) November 1, 2024
These incidents come at a significant time for Tesla’s international expansion.
Social Media Response
The incidents have sparked significant discussion on social media about the Cybertruck’s safety features. X user @BigImpactHumans noted:
“Wow, I have no idea what the person driving this Cybertruck in Mexico was doing, but whoa, this crash is insane. Everyone in the Cybertruck survived! If this doesn’t prove how safe Teslas are, then I don’t know what does.”
Another user, @niccruzpatane, highlighted the lack of official safety ratings:
“Three people survived inside this Cybertruck in Mexico after this horrific accident. The NHTSA & IIHS refuse to buy Cybertrucks to test for an official crash rating. Cybertruck would no doubt be rated as the safest Pickup truck in the world.”
These incidents have raised important questions about vehicle safety, particularly given that
- The Cybertruck has yet to receive official safety ratings from major testing organizations
- The vehicle’s unique structural design has been a topic of discussion among safety experts
- The survival of occupants in severe crashes has drawn attention to the vehicle’s protective capabilities
The company had just begun its first international Cybertruck deliveries in Mexico on September 25, marking the vehicle’s first availability outside the United States.
While these incidents have sparked debate about the Cybertruck’s safety features, safety experts emphasize the need for official testing and ratings before drawing definitive conclusions about the vehicle’s safety performance.
