07:51 AM EDT, 05/21/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating the April crash of a VinFast's (VFS) VF 8 electric vehicle in California that resulted with the death of four people, multiple media outlets reported late Monday, citing the regulator.

A spokesperson for the regulator told TechCrunch that its special crash investigations division will "document the crash circumstances and the ensuing fire."

The crash happened in Pleasanton, California on April 24 when allegedly the vehicle lost control and crashed into an oak tree and caught fire.

The Pleasanton Police Department is conducting a separate investigation of its own, TechCrunch reported.

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