On April 28, @AITO Auto released a statement of the situation:
At around 16:34 on April 26, a Wenjie M7Plus had a serious traffic accident in Yuncheng, Shanxi.
According to the national platform data access management regulations, it was learned that the vehicle was operating at a speed of 115km/h when the accident occurred, the airbag was opened normally, and the characteristics of the power battery pack were normal.
We are actively cooperating with the local traffic police department to carry out the accident investigation, providing all necessary data to restore the cause of the accident, and providing all possible support to the family.
The specific investigation results are subject to the follow-up report of the traffic police department.
Previously reported
On April 26, a traffic accident occurred in a Wenjie M7 vehicle in Yuncheng, Shanxi.
Ms. Ma, a family member of the deceased, said that on April 26, her younger brother was driving a Wenjie M7 vehicle on the highway when he collided with a high-speed watering truck and caught fire, and his brother, her husband and son, who were sitting in the back seat of the car, were killed.
Ms. Ma said that she was not at the scene at the time of the incident and learned that after the front of the car caught fire, the door could not be opened and the airbag did not deploy. Ms. Ma said that the M7 driven by her brother was purchased three months ago, and she also mentioned that the watering truck that was rear-ended did not have warning signs and roadblocks.
▲Screenshot of the interviewee's social media.
On the 28th, the customer service staff said that the company attaches great importance to the accident, expresses deep regret and sadness for the casualties in the accident, and has set up a special team to go to the scene of the accident as soon as possible to fully cooperate with the traffic police department.
Source: @AITO Automobile, The Paper