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Tesla head on collision with a Honda

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IT was just reported on a local news site that a head on collision occurred this morning in Laguna Beach, Ca. It was between a Tesla and Honda, (unknown models). the Two in the Honda were killed.The driver of the Tesla was taken to a local hospital in unknown condition. Not reporting any further details. Very sad story.
 
Accident occurred Tuesday 4/2/2013 around 6:40am on Laguna Canyon Road between El Toro Road and State Route 73 in Laguna Beach, California. Head on collision between a Honda Accord and a Tesla Model S. The two occupants of the Honda were killed. The lone occupant of the Tesla sustained minor injuries.

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Head-on collision in Laguna Beach kills 2, closes road - latimes.com

There was a third car involved, a Mercedes. "The two cars were supposedly passing the light at El Toro going north where the road has two northbound lanes for a couple hundred feet before the right lane is supposed to merge into the left lane. They took off and it sounds like the Telsa and Mercedes both wanted to not allow each other to merge into the left lane with the Tesla possibly then driving in the center divider area for another few hundred feet before the center divider ends and forced him into the on coming lane."
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Very, very sad. My thoughts go to the two who died and the third in the hospital. Here's hoping for a speedy recovery.

I have to admit to a morbid curiosity in the accident analysis. What happened? How did the Model S fare? How did extrication from a Model S go? While we know the Model S is ostensibly a safe car in theory, it's only by looking at real world accidents can we know for sure.