06:58 AM EDT, 08/22/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The National Transportation Safety Board said late Wednesday it has opened an investigation into a fiery Aug. 19 accident involving a Tesla (TSLA) Semi, an electric-powered tractor-trailer truck, in California.

The investigation of the incident on a federal highway near Emigrant Gap is being conducted in cooperation with the California Highway Patrol, the regulatory agency said in a post on the X social media platform.

Tesla did not immediately reply to MT Newswires' request for comment.

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