Two people dead after crash involving out-of-control Tesla: Durham police

Two dead after crash at construction site
Two dead after crash at construction site
A Durham Regional Police officer's logo emblem is shown at a Bowmanville, Ont. shopping centre parking lot on Tuesday Feb. 28, 2023.
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Police say two people died after they were struck by an out-of-control Tesla car while working at a construction site east of Toronto.

Durham police responded to a call Friday morning for a crash near a large mall called The Shops at Pickering City Centre in Pickering, Ont.

Investigators say a 58-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman were working at a construction site that was fenced off when a Tesla car lost control in an adjacent parking lot, and then struck them.

The man was taken to a local hospital and the woman was airlifted to a trauma centre in Toronto, but neither survived.

The 75-year-old man behind the Tesla's steering wheel was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

Police say they are investigating the crash and what caused it.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 15, 2026.

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