A Tesla car smashed through the fire gate of a residential area and struck down a cleaning worker in China.

Video filmed in Yuyao City in Zhejiang Province on August 15, shows a Tesla suddenly smashing a gate open and crashing down a cleaning worker in a residential community.

The front of the Tesla was severely damaged and the airbags had deployed and the driver was trapped inside.

According to Yuyao police on August 17, a 40-year-old man named Fan was driving an electric sedan near the fire passage on the south side of Phase II of Jinshan Mansion, Lizhou Street, Yuyao city.

After crashing through the community's fire iron gate, he hit a pedestrian, a 66-year-old woman named Zheng. Both Fan and Zheng were injured in the accident and are currently being treated in the hospital.

The cause is under further investigation.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

8月15日，浙江余姚，一特斯拉汽车冲破小区消防大门，并撞倒一名保洁人员。视频显示，小区消防通道墙壁被撞毁，特斯拉车头受损严重，驾驶室安全气囊也已弹出，驾驶员被困车内。
8月17日，余姚警方对此事发布了通报：
2023年8月15日12时35分左右，范某某(男，40岁)驾驶电动轿车行驶至余姚市梨洲街道锦山府二期南侧消防通道附近，撞开小区消防铁门后，在小区内撞上路边行人郑某某(女，66岁)。事故造成范某某、郑某某受伤，目前伤者正在医院医治。具体原因正在进一步调查中。