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According to relevant media reports, Mr. Tang of Chongqing rented a shared car in a car-sharing parking lot in the South Bank Tea Garden and drove it on the Inner Ring Expressway.

According to the surveillance video, the sharing car that Mr. Tang was driving at that time, the hood suddenly flew up while driving, and after several laps in the air, it fell to the ground and bounced heavily, hitting the front of a white off-road vehicle. It is understood that at that time driving to the accident section of the speed of about 70 kilometers per hour.

Subsequently, the staff of the insurance company insured by the shared car rushed to the scene, verified and finally confirmed that Mr. Tang, as the driver, was not responsible. The hood fell to the ground, causing damage to the white off-road vehicle, and the maintenance cost was borne by the insurance company.

Mr. Tang also said that after his observation, there was no trace of the two screws that fixed the hood, and the fastener used to connect the hood broke. It is suspected that the shared car may have had an accident before and did not install the hood after repairs.

Later, he came to the shared car company to learn more about the situation, but the staff said that the leader was not present at the weekend, the hood suddenly flew up, and the company and the manufacturer were conducting an in-depth investigation. In addition, after the incident, the company also conducted a comprehensive inspection of all its shared cars to ensure the safety of users.

The same thing happened not long ago, when a red Nissan car suddenly lifted its hood while driving on a highway in Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, and then hit a normally moving vehicle in the rear.

In the face of the sudden situation, the owner of the rear car repeatedly exclaimed that the scene was frightening, and the hood was still smashed against the front and the front windshield. Fortunately, no one was injured in the accident.

The cause of the accident may be that the owner did not close the hood hard after opening it, and the wind blew the hood up during high-speed driving, which made it break directly from the connection, or it could be caused by the sudden failure of the cover lock, which belongs to the quality hidden danger.

For the sudden "accident" will indeed make many people panic, but in any emergency should remain calm, timely contingency measures to minimize damage.

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