• VIDEO: Watch a dashcam video of the accident scene taken by a passerby and posted on YouTube account of cjysqpb.
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) reported that it dispatched units at 2:05 p.m. on Thursday to a two-vehicle crash on Skyline, also known as State Route 35, south of Page Mill Road. There, they discovered a Toyota Corolla with a smashed-in front end in the bushes on one side of the road and, farther up, a Tesla Cybertruck halfway off the road, with its rear blocking one lane.
The Toyota Corolla was traveling south Skyline when the driver, for unknown reasons, turned to the right and subsequently struck a dirt embankment on the right shoulder, the CHP stated in a press release. The Toyota then re-entered the roadway, crossed over the double yellow lines into the northbound lane and crashed into a Tesla Cybertruck traveling north.
The Tesla driver complained of pain but declined medical transportation. There were two passengers in the Tesla, but neither they nor the 17-year-old Toyota driver reported any injuries, according to the CHP.
"It does not appear that the Tesla Cybertruck was being operated in autonomous mode," the CHP press release stated.
An investigation into this incident is ongoing.
Tesla is selling Cybertrucks for between $60,000 and $100,000. The model boasts features including bulletproof doors intended to protect from dents and collisions and a unique angular design. Interested customers can place their order on the company's website for the exact model they'd prefer, and the box-shaped vehicle can be delivered right to their doorstep.
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