LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Two 25-year-old men were critically injured after the vehicle they were in caught fire following a high-speed crash into a building early Monday morning, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
The crash happened just before 2:30 a.m. on South Highland Drive near West Desert Inn Road.
According to police, a Tesla was traveling south on Highland at a high rate of speed and "failed to negotiate a slight bend in the road and left the roadway to the right." Police said the Tesla struck a curb, then immediately caught fire after hitting a building.
The driver and passenger were extricated from the vehicle by first responders. They were transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
