A small plane of Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) crash-landed in Texas on Wednesday, injuring one of the three special agents on board. The aircraft faced some mechanical glitches and as a result, collided with several vehicles as it tried to make an emergency landing on Voss Road near Highway 6, Sugar Land area.
One vehicle among those affected by the crash was of an Indian-origin man, Oniel Kurup, who managed to escape unhurt thanks to his Telsa! Sharing images of the crashed plane and wrecked car on Facebook, he wrote, “GOD and this CAR truly saved us today,” adding he was with his son Aarav when the freak accident happened.
“Not a scratch on us. No one believed me when I called them to let them know a plane crashed into me. Tesla, people thought It was a prank call,” Kurup wrote in his post saying his wife too laughed at first. “Jokes aside, this was a serious matter, I saw my life flash in that minute. A second is all it takes,” he wrote.
Many saw this on the news just now. And I'm getting calls with concerns about our saftey. Want to let all my friends and...
Posted by Oniel Kurup on Wednesday, 19 September 2018
His post soon went viral and even grabbed the attention of Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Responding about how the car was fine he wrote, “Wow” adding he was glad they are safe!
TESLA Model X involved in a plane crash. And no, it was not the fault of TESLA or the driver. That's why I love my TESLA. Safe vehicle. @elonmusk @Tesla @alphacali pic.twitter.com/QN2y7u0MuY
— Primadanna (@primadanna) September 20, 2018