The Model Y, specifically, does not always come with manual releases for rear doors, though it remains unclear if the model in this accident had such features. Tesla has faced past incidents involving occupants allegedly trapped in vehicles during emergencies.

Four people were killed in a fire after a Tesla Model Y lost control and hit a pillar in Toronto last month. The four people were reportedly unable to open the doors of the car after it caught fire and a fifth passenger only survived the crash after onlookers smashed a window and dragged them from the wreckage.

The only survivor of the October 24 fire was a woman in her 20s who was able to get to safety after a quick thinking passer-by smashed a window of the burning Model Y car to free her

In Canada, four friends burned to death after their Tesla crashed and became trapped inside after the electronic doors allegedly failed.

Four individuals of Indian descent were killed after a Tesla Model Y EV burst into flames following a crash in Toronto last month. What happened: The crash occurred at around 12:10 a.m. on Oct. 24 when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle while speeding eastbound on Lake Shore Boulevard East near Cherry Street.

Investigators are still probing the cause of one-car crash and fire on Lake Shore Avenue East, which left four people dead late last month.

Four friends of Indian descent in Canada lost their lives in a burning Tesla after a crash that reportedly rendered the car's electronic door handles .

Horrific End Four people were killed in Toronto after the Tesla they were riding in crashed into a pillar and burst into flames. A fifth rider, an unidentified woman in her twenties, narrowly survived the crash after a bystander smashed open a window,

four young friends from gujarat, india, died in a burning tesla last month in toronto, canada. their names were ketaba gohil, her brother neelraj, jayrajsingh sisodia, and digvijay patel. but in a twist,

A group of friends tragically died in a fire after becoming trapped inside a Tesla vehicle when it collided with a bridge barrier in Toronto. The car doors locked upon impact, preventing the passengers from escaping.