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Peter Nelson FEB 18
Turo confirms it rented out the electric trucks used in New Orleans and Las Vegas.
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On New Year’s Day, a man drove an F-150 Lightning into crowds alongBourbon Street in “an act of terrorism,” exploded outside Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel Astatement confirms that “both involved vehicles rented on Turo.”
Screenshot: Turo
Sean Hollister JAN 2
Here’s the moment the Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside Trump’s hotel.
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On one visually gets hurt in this video — you see a big explosion, a bystander running away, and a lot of firework-like secondary bangs. But authorities found one person dead inside the Cybertruck, and seven others reported minor injuries.
Authorities, including the FBI, are currently investigating the incident at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. Here’s our story
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