Witnesses described a chaotic scene on Yanjiang Road in the city of Zhuzhou, when a Baidu robotaxi collided with two pedestrians. Videos shared on Chinese social media show one person trapped beneath the autonomous vehicle with another injured person nearby, with passersby working together to lift the car in an attempt to help.

Local authorities said the vehicle marked with the slogan ‘Hello Autonomous Driving’ had just crossed a pedestrian crosswalk at the time of the crash. The two injured pedestrians — a man and a woman — were taken to the Hunan Provincial Hospital.