Keep the families and friends of Tesla in your thoughts today – three of the company’s employees were recently killed in a plane crash in East Palo Alto.
The plane, a small, twin-engine Cessna, took off from Palo Alto airport and got caught in electrical wires, causing a power outage in parts of the city. The plane was registered to senior engineer Doug Bourn, though there’s still no word if Doug was actually on the plane himself.
Tesla sent the following statement to TechCrunch regarding the incident:
“Three Tesla employees were on board a plane that crashed in East Palo Alto early this morning. We are withholding their identities as we work with the relevant authorities to notify the families. Our thoughts and prayers are with them. Tesla is a small, tightly-knit company, and this is a tragic day for us.”
Fortunately, no one on the ground was hurt.
Source: TechCrunch
