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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Vinay Patel

Burned Alive in a Tesla: Widow Sues Elon Musk After Husband 'Melted' in £80k Cybertruck Fireball

Following a fiery Cybertruck crash that killed Michael Sheehan, his widow and parents are suing Elon Musk and Tesla. The lawsuit claims the vehicle's design was so flawed that a survivable crash became a death trap. (Credit: Stephen Leonardi : Pexels)

A Houston-area family has filed a wrongful-death suit alleging a Tesla Cybertruck turned a survivable single-vehicle crash into a fatal fire that trapped 47-year-old nurse Michael Sheehan inside.

The petition, lodged in Harris County, says his 2024 Cybertruck left the road near Beach City, Texas, struck a culvert and ignited, with heat so intense it caused 'thermal fracture' of his bones.

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