Two flying cars crashed into each other at a rehearsal for an air show in China which was meant to be a showcase for the technology. The Xpeng AeroHT vehicles collided in mid-air, with one catching fire during landing, the company said in a statement to Reuters.
The company said people at the scene were safe, but CNN reported, external one person was injured in the crash, citing an anonymous company employee.
The rehearsals were for the Changchun Air Show, set to start in north-east China. Footage on Chinese social media site Weibo appeared to show a flaming vehicle on the ground which was being attended to by fire engines. One vehicle "sustained fuselage damage and caught fire upon landing," Xpeng AeroHT said in a statement to CNN.
"All personnel at the scene are safe, and local authorities have completed on-site emergency measures in an orderly manner," it added.
The electric flying cars take off and land vertically, and the company is hoping to sell them for around $300,000 (£220,000) each. In January 2025, Xpeng claimed to have around 3,000 orders for the vehicle. The Chinese company is one of the largest manufacturers of electric vehicles (EVs) in the world, recently expanding into Europe.
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