The man driving the car is dead, and his wife is still being rescued!
According to previous media reports, on December 24, when a car owner in Liyang, Jiangsu Province, test-drove a Tesla Y, he fell into the river after an accident due to vehicle reasons.
According to the Beijing News, Tesla responded to reporters that the above statement is a rumor. Tesla said that it has been determined that the vehicle is not a Tesla store test drive vehicle, but a vehicle that the user has purchased for his own use, and there are no Tesla staff on the car. According to people at the scene, the driver clashed with the co-pilot.
At about 19:00 on December 24, the police in Liyang, Jiangsu Province, issued a notice on the relevant situation of the accident. The full text is as follows:
Police notification
At 12:16 on December 24, Chen Moumou (male, 31 years old) drove a small car to carry his wife Jiang Moumou (32 years old, all Liyang people) passing through the Xincheng Bridge in Liyang City, when he suddenly crashed into the guardrail on the east side of the bridge and fell into the river.
After receiving the report, the Liyang Municipal Public Security Bureau immediately organized police forces to rush to the scene to rescue them, and linked fire fighting, the "120" emergency center, the Blue Sky Rescue Team and the surrounding masses to rescue the 2 drivers and passengers on the car to the shore for medical rescue.
At present, Mr. Chen died after ineffective rescue, Mr. Jiang is still in the rescue, and the cause of the accident is under further investigation.
Traffic police brigade of Liyang Municipal Public Security Bureau
December 24, 2021
Tesla responded to the online transmission that the vehicle was out of control and fell into the river:
Normal traffic accident, not test drive
Looking at the news, on December 24, tesla was rumored to have an accident in a test drive activity in Liyang City, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province, and the sales staff and the female driver of the test drive fell into the river.
Surveillance footage showed a black Tesla suddenly accelerating as it reached the intersection of Qinghong Road, rushing out of the bridge railing and falling into the next river channel.
According to video from the scene, police and firefighters salvaged the vehicle and the associated personnel and took the injured to an ambulance.
The reporter learned at the Tesla Center in Changzhou That the crashing vehicle is not a test drive vehicle, but a normal traffic accident. At present, the specific cause of the accident is under investigation.
Previously reported:
A woman drives a Tesla with a sales consultant and rushes into the river
Jiangsu police: the two have been sent to the hospital for rescue, whether the test drive is yet to be verified
On the afternoon of December 24, according to media reports, a video of a black car passing through the bridge in Liyang, Jiangsu Province, at noon that day, suddenly crashed into the side railing of the bridge and rushed into the river was widely forwarded.
The upstream news reporter learned from the police in Liyang, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province, that the accident occurred near a bridge deck in Liyang City, and the two have been sent to the hospital for treatment. The specifics are still under investigation.
Surveillance video shows that at 12:16 on December 24, near the intersection of Qinghong Road in Liyang City, a black Tesla turned left through the bridge deck section, suddenly accelerated across 3 lanes, hit the bridge deck fence, and rushed into the river. The whole process takes only 7 seconds.
On December 24, a black Tesla crashed into a river in Liyang, Jiangsu Province, while driving, and the two were trapped in the car. /Courtesy of the interviewee
After the accident, public security, fire brigades and onlookers joined forces to rescue a woman trapped in the car and a man in a black suit ashore. The vehicle was then salvaged to the shore. The crash caused severe damage to the front of the vehicle and the windshield. According to the onlookers, the driver was a female driver, and the man was a Tesla sales consultant. The accident occurred during a test drive.
For the online video and citizens' statements, the relevant staff of the Liyang Municipal Public Security Bureau responded that the accident occurred on a bridge deck near Wuyue Square in Liyang City. The two people who are currently trapped have been taken to the hospital for rescue. Whether it is an accident during the test drive and the driver's situation are still under investigation and verification.
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