10m crash…”It seems like a fatal escape by operating an airbag”
Investigating the exact cause of the accident
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▲ The Genesis GV80 car with Tiger Woods was overthrown on the 23rd (local time) near Rancho Palos Verdes in Los Angeles (LA) County, California, and then collapsed on a hillside by the road. Union |
[에너지경제신문 여헌우 기자] ‘Golf Emperor’ Tiger Woods suffered a rollover accident while driving the Genesis GV80, but it is known that the vehicle safety function worked normally and saved his life.
On the 23rd (local time), according to major foreign media such as the Associated Press, Woods was taken to a hospital in an accident at 7:15 am in Los Angeles County, California, USA, and is undergoing leg surgery.
The GV80 in Woods is a vehicle provided by the organizers of the recently held PGA tour’Genesis Invitational’.
The GV80, launched last year, is the first sports utility vehicle (SUV) introduced by Genesis. The car is equipped with safety features such as 10 airbags, a’Driver Attention Alert’ (DAW) that sounds an alarm when the driver is asleep,’Avoid Steering Assist’ to prevent collisions with obstacles, and a front collision warning system.
CNN reported the situation at a press conference in Los Angeles County and said, “The interior of the Hyundai Genesis GV80 car where Woods was riding was barely damaged.” CNN analyzed that the front part of the GV80 was completely destroyed and the airbag activated, which appears to have avoided a fatal injury to Woods.
The Associated Press reported that “the vehicle appears to have an airbag device, and the car debris in the accident is scattered on the hillside next to the road.”
The Los Angeles County Sheriff explained that the car had been severely damaged and that a vehicle cutting equipment was used to pull Woods out of the car. It is said that Woods was the only occupant in the accident vehicle, and that he did not collide with another vehicle. The exact cause of the accident is not yet known.