A Tesla that became engulfed in flames after a weekend crash in Florida that killed its driver was taken to a tow yard, where it repeatedly caught fire.

According to police, the driver of the 2016 Tesla Model S, identified as Omar Awan, lost control of his electric-powered car while swerving through traffic along Flamingo Road in Davie at 4.30pm on Sunday.

Davie police spokeswoman Vivian Gallinal said the car hit some palm trees and caught fire.

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A Tesla that became engulfed in flames after a weekend crash in Florida that killed its driver was taken to a tow yard, where it repeatedly caught fire. Pictured; firefighters run to extinguish the car in the tow yard

Firefighters had to use a special dry chemical extinguisher designed to neutralize electrically charged particles

The 2016 Tesla Model S had burst into flames, killing its driver, after crashing into some palm trees in Davie, Florida, Sunday afternoon

An officer was nearby and tried to break the car’s window, but because of the intensity of the flames could not save Awan, who was burned beyond recognition and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses said at the time of the collision, the Tesla was traveling at speeds ranging from 75 to 90mph.

Awan's wife arrived at the scene of the deadly crash after tracking her husband on her smartphone, reported Sun-Sentinel.

The scorched Tesla was then hauled away to a yard operated by A Superior Towing on Southwest 66th Terrace, where hours later it burst into flames again and again because of its compromised lithium-ion battery.

Davie Fire Department Battalion Chief Robert DiFerdinando told WPLG firefighters responded to the tow yard three times overnight to extinguish the Tesla.

Driver Omar Awan was burned beyond recognition and could not be saved

DiFerdinando explained that the car's battery pack ruptured after the Tesla smashed into a palm tree and went up in flames, but it has not drained of all its power yet, causing the fire to repeatedly reignite.

Eventually, local firefighters had to call in Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue, which has a special dry chemical extinguisher designed to neutralize electrically charged particles.

Lithium-ion batteries like those used by Tesla and other electric cars can catch fire and burn rapidly in a crash, although Tesla has maintained its vehicles catch fire far less often than those powered by gasoline.

In May, Barrett Riley (left) and Edgar Monserratt Martinez (right), both aged 18, died when a Tesla Model S they were in crashed into a wall and caught fire in Fort Lauderdale in a previous, unrelated fire

The teens' Tesla was traveling at 116mph in a 25mph driving zone at the time of the crash

In May, Barrett Riley and Edgar Monserratt Martinez, both aged 18, died when a Tesla Model S they were in crashed into a wall and caught fire in Fort Lauderdale. Authorities say they were traveling at 116mph in a 25mph driving zone.

The Tesla's battery reignited twice after firefighters extinguished the flames, once as the car was being loaded for removal from the scene and again in a storage yard.

Last month, Monserratt Martinez's parents filed a civil lawsuit against the electric car manufacturer, alleging that the battery pack on its electric Model S is defective and can erupt into flames.