Questions from the community respond to M7 rear-end fire, 3 killed

Questions from the community respond to M7 rear-end fire, 3 killed

On April 26, some netizens broke the news on social platforms that a black Inner Mongolia M7 was involved in a rear-end collision on the Xiaxian Expressway in Yuncheng, Shanxi Province, and the front cabin caught fire. Three people on the car were killed, including a 2-year-old boy. 1 year old child.

The netizen said, “At around 3 pm on April 26, my brother was driving a Huawei Infinity M7 (a three-month-old new car) and rear-ended a high-speed watering truck while driving on the Xia County section. My husband, brother and I My son who just turned 2 years old was unfortunately killed. After the rear-end collision, an explosion occurred in the car, burning my brother and son..."

A video posted online showed that the Wenjie M7 vehicle crashed into a vehicle with the Shanxi Traffic Control logo spray-painted on its body. The front of the Wenjie M7 caught fire, and the vehicle was subsequently enveloped in flames. After the accident, many good Samaritans participated in the rescue at the scene, trying to break the car windows and rescue the people inside the car.

The video posted by the netizen showed that the vehicle his brother purchased was a Wenjie M7 Plus rear-wheel drive version with 5 seats (model 24), and the color was gilded black.

▲Videos posted by netizens

She also raised a series of questions, including whether the maintenance vehicle occupied the express lane, whether there were road warning signs at the time, and whether the maintenance personnel had the ability to provide timely rescue, demanding accountability.

At the same time, she also questioned why the AEB automatic emergency braking and GAEB special-shaped obstacles, flame retardant materials and thermal runaway protection technologies promoted by Wenjie M7 did not work, and why the airbags did not protect it.

Videos posted by the deceased’s family on social platforms

Multiple responses

On April 28, a staff member of Shanxi Traffic Control Group Company said that the leader had gone to the scene to handle the matter, and the specific situation was not yet clear.

A staff member of the Fourth Detachment of Shanxi Highway Traffic Police told a Red Star News reporter that the accident is still under investigation. The specific circumstances are not yet convenient to disclose, and it is necessary to pay attention to subsequent official reports.

On April 28, topics related to the Wenjie M7 fire were trending on Weibo. Subsequently, AITO Wenjie responded via its official Weibo: At around 16:34 on April 26, a serious traffic accident occurred in a Wenjie M7 Plus in Yuncheng, Shanxi. It expressed deep sorrow for the casualties in the accident. According to the national platform data access management regulations, it was learned that the vehicle's speed was 115km/h when the accident occurred, the airbag was deployed normally, and the power battery pack characteristics were normal.

The media said that it is actively cooperating with the local traffic police department in investigating the accident, providing all necessary data to restore the cause of the accident, and providing all possible support to the family members. The specific investigation results will be subject to subsequent notifications from the traffic police department.

According to  news, on April 28, Wenjie stated that it would provide all possible support to the family. It also stated that the vehicle involved in the incident was an entry-level non-intelligent driving version and was not equipped with Huawei's high-end intelligent driving assistance system, but a Bosch solution.

The specific statement is as follows:

1. The vehicle involved in the incident is an entry-level non-intelligent driving version and is not equipped with Huawei’s high-end intelligent driving assistance system. Instead, the Bosch solution is used. The working range of the Bosch solution AEB is 4-85km/h, and the 115km/h speed at the time of collision is far beyond the Bosch AEB trigger range;

2. The characteristics of the power battery pack of the accident vehicle were normal, which means there was no spontaneous combustion of the battery. The specific cause of the fire still needs to wait for the investigation results of the traffic police department;

3. When the accident occurred, the airbags of the accident vehicle were deployed normally, and there was no situation where the airbags were not working.