A crowded California highway witnessed an unprecedented morning of terror. The Tesla Cybertruck, Elon Musk’s latest technological icon, suddenly lost control at high speed. In the blink of an eye, a loud crash resounded, the giant body spun, and then exploded into a giant fireball right in the middle of the lane. Red-hot metal pieces flew everywhere, and black smoke billowed, covering the sky.
A shocked witness recounted: “I saw the Cybertruck speeding, and suddenly there were sparks coming from under the car. Immediately after, there was a terrible explosion, and the car exploded like a bomb. No one had time to understand what was happening.”
Police and firefighters immediately arrived. Sirens wailed, fire trucks doused the flames, and paramedics rushed into the sea of smoke. But when Musk was pulled out of the cockpit, he was motionless, his whole body burned. Paramedics tried desperately: artificial respiration, chest compressions, and oxygen masks. The defibrillator went “clear!”, his body jerked and he collapsed. After 15 minutes of unsuccessful CPR, the local police chief was forced to confirm: “Elon Musk died on the spot.”
The news spread like wildfire. The world was stunned. Nasdaq temporarily suspended trading of Tesla shares. Twitter and TikTok were flooded with hashtags #RIPMusk and #PrayForElon, millions of people expressed their shock. In Los Angeles, fans gathered outside Tesla headquarters, white candles covered the sidewalks. New York Times Square projected the words: “Goodbye Elon.” Tokyo, Berlin, Paris — major cities were plunged into mourning.
A double incident occurred when thousands of fans flocked to the highway where the accident took place, pushing over the barricades to see the scene. Part of the overpass collapsed due to overload, injuring dozens of people. Rescue helicopters flew in, overlapping sirens echoed throughout the sky.
In the emergency meeting room at SpaceX, the engineers were silent. A colleague sobbed: “He was the reason we dared to dream.” Musk’s family issued a brief statement: “Elon died believing in technology.” That night, millions of candles were lit around the world. Santa Monica Beach became a sea of people praying, Paris erected a temporary statue covered in white flowers, Tokyo lined up Teslas in the shape of a heart. And as fate would have it, the man who had challenged the limits of humanity died in the middle of his own car — leaving behind a void that could never be filled.
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