On May 15, the topic of "the owner of the Great Wall cannon was killed by the neck of the electric tent on the roof" appeared on the hot search of major social media, and the car company involved Great Wall Cannon and the rooftop tent manufacturer Akinochi issued a statement on the 15th in response.
According to a number of previous media reports, on May 13, netizens reported that the owner of a Great Wall cannon car in Chengdu was unfortunately killed by the neck of an electric car rooftop tent, questioning the hidden dangers of the vehicle.
According to the report, the owner's friend told reporters that the car had just been picked up for half a month, and on May 11, the owner had an accident when operating the tent to lift the roof, and she had tried to operate the key, but the remote control key failed, and the rescue was unsuccessful.
On May 14, the relevant person in charge of the sales side of Great Wall Motors said that relevant personnel have been connected with family members. The manufacturer of the rooftop tent involved said that it had contacted the lawyer of the deceased's family.
The manufacturer of the rooftop tent involved said, "At present, it seems that the party concerned did not operate in accordance with the process of the manual, which caused the accident, and we are cooperating with the notarization and finding out the truth." ”
On May 15, Great Wall Motor's official Weibo "Great Wall Cannon" issued a statement in response, "We attach great importance to and are deeply saddened, and express deep condolences to the victims."
On the same day, @秋野地 official Weibo issued a statement saying that after a preliminary understanding of multiple information, the accident was an accident when the user entered the tent during the ascent of the electric tent.
However, the manufacturer did not respond positively to the failure of the key and whether there was a quality problem with the tent.
How did it happen? It is reported that this tent has two layers and has an automatic lifting function, and the tragedy happened in the process of raising the tent.
A friend of the owner said that the owner of the car stuck his head to see if the tent was normal, but was stuck by a crossbar. Later, according to the owner's words, the friend used the key of the tent to control the lifting, but there was no response.
After calling for help, many people rushed over to help, and finally someone used a hand saw to cut the crossbar to pull the owner out, and after 120 arrived, the owner was not rescued.
When this matter spread on the Internet, everyone felt very sad. Because judging from the process of rescue, it still took too long, which led to the worst outcome.
Some netizens said that there is obviously a problem with the anti-pinch function of the tent, and no one in the designer and design department has thought of this kind of safety problem? The person was stuck, and the motor did not stop working.
The behavior of the car owner's probe to see, according to the manufacturer, is not in accordance with the operating manual. But how many users will read and read the manual carefully?
To read or not to read the App registration agreement, click "I agree"; Mobile phone car machine update, every time I write a lot of dense stuff, who will take the time to read it carefully?
In this accident, the remote control failed, which was the main cause of the accident. In addition, there is no mechanical structure outside the remote control as a backup.
A few more words
Manufacturers should fulfill their obligation to remind them of the risks of using the goods, especially such matters related to the safety of consumers' lives, which should not only be placed in the manual.
In fact, it is not uncommon for warnings on vehicles to be warned, and car owners will be wary when they see them. If an accident occurs due to a violation of the operating process despite the warning, the manufacturer may or may not be held responsible.