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an off-road vehicle crashed while sand-diving, rolling over 30 times, killing two people

2024-09-12

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on september 7, a netizen posted a video saying that an off-road vehicle accidentally had an accident while driving in the badain jaran desert in inner mongolia, and two people in the car died. on september 9, the reporter learned from an interview that the two people in the car were from shaozhuang town, cao county, shandong. shaozhuang town government staff confirmed that two people in the town did die in the badain jaran desert, but the subsequent handling situation is unclear.

according to the video circulating online, the vehicle involved in the accident was a wrangler with a "car cover" attached. the vehicle looked severely damaged. the hood, front windshield and door glass had "disappeared", and the door was also severely deformed. a netizen who had been to the scene told reporters that the incident happened on september 7. he arrived in the badain jaran desert on september 8. the wrangler was still at the scene at the time, and the vehicle looked "severely damaged". according to him, the two people in the car were confirmed to have died on the same day. the netizen also said that this area is outside the badain jaran desert scenic area, called baolidaoguo, and is an internet celebrity check-in point, where off-road vehicles often go there to play desert off-road.

the reporter found that baolidaoguo and nisanguo in the badain jaran desert are popular check-in spots in the off-road circle, known for their steep slopes, high difficulty and soft sand. on social media, many off-road vehicle owners have posted videos of challenging these places.

the vehicle involved in the accident. (source/video screenshot)

on the morning of september 9, the reporter contacted a friend of the deceased owner, who told the reporter that the incident happened on september 7. the owner was a man in his 25s, and the other deceased in the car was the owner's cousin, who was about the same age as the owner. the owner was a good person and liked to go off-road, but he was a novice and had no off-road experience. he did not follow the convoy when he went to the badain jaran desert, and the car accidentally rolled down the slope and he died. at present, the families of the two deceased have rushed to the scene of the incident.