[Global Network Comprehensive Report] On the evening of June 23, Beijing Time, Smart Electric Vehicle Company Wei Lai In its official micro-blog A statement was issued in response to the incident that "the test vehicle fell down and killed two test drivers". Some netizens argued that "this is an accident and has nothing to do with the vehicle itself". Later, Weilai Guanwei deleted the statement and revised its wording. The newly released statement said, "According to the analysis of the on-site situation, it can be preliminarily confirmed that this is an accident (not caused by the vehicle)."
According to the surging news today, at about 17:22 on June 22, a Weilai test car fell from the third floor of Building 8, Shanghai Automotive Innovation Port, Lane 56, Antuo Road, Anting Town, injuring two test drivers, Du and Zhang. After 120 arrived, they were sent to Anting Oriental Hepatobiliary Hospital for rescue. Among them, Du died due to ineffective rescue, while Zhang was declared dead in the early morning of the 23rd because of poor results after surgery in the hospital.
At 20:33 on June 23, Beijing time, the official Weibo of Weilai released a statement on the matter and responded: "At about 17:20 on June 22, a Weilai test vehicle fell from the third floor of the parking building of Shanghai Innovation Port, killing two digital cockpit testers, one of whom was a colleague of the company and the other was a partner employee. We are deeply saddened by the accident and express our deep condolences to our colleagues and partners who lost their lives. The company has set up a special team to help families deal with the aftermath. After the accident, the company started the accident cause investigation and analysis procedure with the public security department at the first time. According to the analysis of the on-site situation, it can be preliminarily confirmed that this is an accident and has nothing to do with the vehicle itself. "
After the statement was issued, some netizens said. ↓
However, many netizens believe that the wording of the statement is inappropriate. ↓
Later, Weilai Guanwei deleted this statement and reissued it at 21:02, saying, "At about 17:20 on June 22, a Weilai test vehicle fell from the third floor of the parking building of Shanghai Innovation Port, killing two digital cockpit testers, one of whom was a colleague of the company and the other was a partner employee. After the accident, the company started the accident cause investigation and analysis procedure with the public security department at the first time. According to the analysis of the on-site situation, it can be preliminarily confirmed that this is an accident (not caused by vehicles). We are deeply saddened by the accident and express our deep condolences to our colleagues and partners who lost their lives. The company has set up a special team to help families deal with the aftermath. "
