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According to media reports, a Velai ES6 suddenly burst tire on the highway, resulting in an imbalance. The driver tried his best to hold the steering wheel and brake, but failed to catch the "runaway Mustang" and crashed directly into the middle barrier and turned 360 degrees before stopping. The driving recorder recorded the scene of the vehicle getting out of control at that time, but the exact cause of the accident was not known at present.

After the car crashed into the isolation belt, the left side of the ES6 was almost scrapped, the front and rear doors, bumpers and leaf panels were all distorted, the left two wheels burst, the left rear wheel hub was directly broken, the right tire also deviated from the abnormal position, and the two airbags on the left side of the car all ejected. Under the severe impact of the accident, the driver, Mr. Wang, caused skin injuries, and the owner, Ms. Wu, and her son were frightened. Ms. Wu's mother-in-law suffered a fracture of the thoracic vertebra and is currently being treated in hospital.

Ms. Wu spent more than 400,000 yuan on the NIO ES6 in Hangzhou on April 7. Ms. Wu took her family to Hangzhou on May 15 to run errands and asked her colleague Mr. Wang to help drive the car, but such a thrilling scene happened on the way back. According to Mr. Wang's description, when he took the Hangzhou-Ningbo Expressway back to Shaoxing after that day, he was driving in the second lane at a speed of about 120 yards. when he drove near Qixian Interchange, he suddenly felt that there was something wrong with the rear wheel, and then the steering wheel turned to the left. Mr. Wang grabbed the steering wheel and stepped on the brakes, but the car kept turning to the left, crossed the first lane, hit the isolation belt, and finally turned 360 degrees before stopping.

According to reports, there were four people in the car at that time, Ms. Wu sat in the passenger seat, and Ms. Wu's mother-in-law and son sat in the back seat. According to media reports, Ms. Wu was asleep at that time and woke up after the car crashed. Mr. Wang desperately grasped the steering wheel when she saw the car in a circle. When the car turned around and stopped in the driveway, all the airbags on the left popped up. Fortunately, there were no vehicles behind at that time to avoid the occurrence of a second accident. There happened to be a high-speed patrol car not far away, which arrived in time to help call the police and call 120 ambulances.

This happened just over a month after buying the new car, and Ms. Wu suspected that there was a quality problem with the car. Ms. Wu said that after rubbing against a battery car on the sidewalk a few days ago, the left tire rattled and got off the car and found that the leaf plate on the tire had fallen off. However, it could not be confirmed from the video provided by the owner that the accident was caused by vehicle quality problems.

After the accident, Commissioner NIO also rushed to the scene in time to cooperate with the rescue, and the damaged car was towed to the Shaoxing traffic police brigade. The Hangzhou Lulai Center said it would cooperate fully with the investigation into the cause of the accident, which was dismantled with the permission of the user after the battery impact was damaged, and the video recording of the driving recorder was accessed. NIO said it could provide Ms. Wu with a scooter, but Ms. Wu refused it on the grounds of "Don't do it, don't dare to drive your car anymore."

Such accidents are rare in a new car that has just been bought for more than a month. Whether the accident was caused by driving or vehicle quality problems still needs further investigation before we can know. We will also continue to pay attention to the progress of the accident.

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