Family members of the deceased in M7 fire accident in Wenjie speak out

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, while her brother was driving a Wenjie M7 vehicle on a highway, it rear-ended a high-speed watering truck and caught fire. Her brother and her husband and son who were sitting in the back seat of the car were all killed.

Ms. Ma said that she learned from the video 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 Wenjie M7 her brother drove was purchased three months ago. She also mentioned that the watering truck that rear-ended the car did not have warning signs or roadblocks.

On the morning of the 28th, the incident of "Wenjie M7 rear-ended and caught fire" sparked heated discussion on the Internet.

At noon on the 28th, AITO Automobile’s official Weibo issued a statement saying: We are deeply saddened by the casualties in the accident and express our deepest condolences to the victims. According to the national platform data access management regulations, it was learned that the vehicle was traveling at a speed of 115 kilometers per hour when the accident occurred, the airbags were deployed normally, and the characteristics of the power battery pack were normal.

AITO Auto stated that it is currently actively cooperating with the local traffic police department in the accident investigation, will provide all necessary data to restore the cause of the accident, and provide all possible support to the family members. Please refer to subsequent reports from the traffic police department for specific investigation results.

▲Source: Weibo screenshot

According to previous reports from Zhengguan News, on April 27, netizen Mu Mu (pseudonym) posted on social media that her brother was driving a Huawei Wenjie M7 at high speed in the Xiaxian section of Shanxi Province and rear-ended a sprinkler truck in the overtaking lane. It later caught fire, killing her husband, brother and son who had just turned 2 years old.

▲Source: Screenshot of video from social platform

Mu Mu told reporters that the accident occurred at around 4 pm on April 26. She was not at the scene at the time. By the time she saw the family members who were killed, it was already 8 pm. The videos of the accident scene were all taken by netizens.

Mumu posted a message saying that she hopes to contact witnesses to get relevant information, "I just want the truth now."

She pointed out that after the accident, the safety systems in the car failed to function effectively, including the automatic emergency braking system and thermal runaway protection technology. Mumu posted that the vehicle his family drove was a Huawei M7 Plus rear-wheel drive version with 5 seats, which was purchased at a Yuncheng 4S store on January 14. “The Huawei M7 Wenjie, a new car that was only 3 months old, was safe when the accident occurred. Has it worked?"

On the 28th, the reporter contacted Huawei's customer service staff. The staff said that they took this accident very seriously and were deeply regretful and saddened by the casualties in the accident. The staff immediately set up a special team to go to the accident scene, and the on-site rescue team also fully cooperated with the traffic police department in the investigation.