The driving recorder video released by netizen "kiss Muzi" shows that on February 7, on a highway section in Hubei, a semi-trailer truck suddenly braked to avoid a rear-end collision and made an emergency lane change to the right when it hit a truck transporting a helicopter. In the video, the truck transporting the helicopter has been driving in the rightmost lane of the highway after exiting the highway service area.
In the overtaking lane on the left, a semi-trailer truck carrying cargo overtook the video vehicle at high speed, and the vehicle in front braked suddenly.The semi-trailer truck failed to brake in time and made an emergency lane change to the right to avoid a rear-end collision. As a result, it hit the truck transporting the helicopter on the right.
It can be seen from the video that after the accident, the transport helicopter was hit and the fuselage was significantly displaced.
It is currently unclear how damaged the helicopter was, but some netizens discovered that the helicopter is worth a lot of money.It's an EC225 Super Puma helicopter.
Online public information shows that the ex-factory price of the EC225 helicopter is approximately US$20 million to US$35 million.According to the current exchange rate, the equivalent of RMB is approximately 140 million to 250 million yuan.
This incident also aroused heated discussions among netizens, "This may be the most expensive car accident in China" and "The truck driver chose the most expensive one and crashed into it."
"As I said before, if you give way without giving way, if the car in front suddenly brakes suddenly and the car behind you rear-ends you, you may not be fully responsible, but if you change lanes and hit another car, you are fully responsible."
"After the truck driver applied for insurance, the insurance company filed for bankruptcy and closed down overnight."
However, ridicule is ridicule. At present, key information such as the specific model of the helicopter, damage situation, and division of responsibilities of the accident have not yet been reported authoritatively. Official information will prevail in the future.
