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Wenjie car hits traffic-light pillar at 139.1 km/h in Shenmu and burns; driver dies
En breve
Wenjie (问界) said one of its cars was being driven by a person at 139.1 km/h in a 50 km/h zone when it hit a traffic-light pillar and caught fire in Shenmu, Shaanxi, at about 23:25 on 17 October. Shenmu police, as reported by Beijing News and relayed by IT Home, said it was a single-vehicle accident and the driver, the only person aboard, died.
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A car of the Wenjie (问界) brand caught fire after a collision in Shenmu, Yulin, in Shaanxi province, at about 23:25 on 17 October 2026. Wenjie's user service published a statement on the accident on 21 October, which IT Home, Jiemian and cnBeta carried. [ 1 , 2 ]
According to the statement, the car's emergency call (eCALL) system triggered and connected at once after the collision, and Wenjie's road rescue center called 122 to report the accident and help with the rescue. The company said it was deeply saddened by what it called an accident. [ 1 , 2 ]
Wenjie said its preliminary check found the car was in human-driving mode. It was travelling at 139.1 km/h as it reached a junction, where the limit is 50 km/h, and because of the speed it hit a square traffic-light pillar and caught fire. The fire began at the front of the vehicle, and the company said the car showed no abnormality before the accident. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
On the cause of the fire, the company's preliminary analysis was that a violent impact to the engine compartment at high speed caused a short circuit and fluid leak, which led to the fire. Wenjie said it was cooperating fully with the relevant authorities in the investigation and that the detailed conclusion would follow the final official result. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
The company also said it had noticed false claims online, such as 'battery blast' and 'smart-driving collision', and asked people to view the event calmly and not to spread rumours. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Later on 21 October, IT Home reported, citing Beijing News, that Shenmu police said the accident was a single-vehicle one. The driver was the only person in the car and has died. IT Home repeated the same account in its morning digest of 22 October. [ 4 , 5 ]
Por qué importa
The company's statement is aimed at online claims of a battery blast or a smart-driving collision, which it called false. The cause of the fire is still a preliminary company analysis, and the company said the final conclusion rests with the official investigation.
Datos clave
- A Wenjie car caught fire after a collision in Shenmu, Yulin, Shaanxi, at about 23:25 on 17 October 2026. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Wenjie said the car was in human-driving mode and was travelling at 139.1 km/h at a junction where the limit is 50 km/h. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The company said the car hit a square traffic-light pillar at the junction and the fire started at the front of the vehicle. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Wenjie said its emergency call (eCALL) system triggered at once and its road rescue center called 122 to report the accident. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Shenmu police said it was a single-vehicle accident; the driver was the only person aboard and has died. [ 4 , 5 ]
- Wenjie called online claims of a 'battery blast' and a 'smart-driving collision' false. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Confirmado por varias fuentes
- Nada está confirmado aún por dos medios independientes.
Aún sin aclarar
- The cause of the fire. Wenjie's analysis is described as preliminary: a violent impact to the engine compartment at high speed caused a short circuit and fluid leak. The company said the detailed conclusion depends on the official investigation.
- The speed and driving mode at the time of the crash. These come only from the company's own preliminary check; the police statement as reported does not mention them.
- The police statement. IT Home relays it from a Beijing News report, and the documents do not give the police wording directly.
- Wenjie's user service stated on 21 October that the car was in human-driving mode at 139.1 km/h in a 50 km/h zone, hit a traffic-light pillar and caught fire at the front; no abnormality was seen before the accident. Reported by a single source so far
- Shenmu police said it was a single-vehicle accident and the driver, the only person aboard, died. Reported by a single source so far
Qué dicen los medios locales
Cronología, hora local
- On 17 October, about this time, a Wenjie car collides and catches fire in Shenmu. [ 1 , 2 ]
- On 21 October, IT Home publishes the Wenjie user service statement on the accident. [ 1 ]
- Jiemian and cnBeta publish the statement. [ 2 , 3 ]
- IT Home reports that Shenmu police called it a single-vehicle accident with the driver dead, citing Beijing News. [ 4 ]