
Chinese electric car maker Nio says two people lost their lives when one of its vehicles fell from the third floor of its Shanghai headquarters.
A staff member and a person from a partner company died in the accident.
The incident happened on Wednesday around 17:20 local time, the firm said.
The people who lost their lives were inside the vehicle as he fell from the building, writes BBC.
Nio says an investigation into the incident was immediately launched in co-operation with government officials.
The area of the third floor from where the car fell is described as a showroom, a testing facility or a car park.
"Our company has cooperated with the public safety department to launch investigations and analysis of the cause of the accident. "From the analysis of the situation at the scene, we can initially confirm that it was an accident (not caused by the vehicle)," the company said in a statement.

"We are deeply saddened by this accident and would like to express our deepest condolences to our colleagues and partner employees who lost their lives. "A team has been set up to help families," she added.
Nios's initial statement on Weibo attracted more than a thousand comments within half an hour, but was later removed.
The last sentence of the statement "has nothing to do with the vehicle" caused a lot of angry reactions from social media users.
One comment said "it shows the cold blood of capitalism", while another said the last sentence is so indifferent. They [test drivers] came to test the vehicle, but you say the accident has nothing to do with the vehicle? ”
Terrible story of two test drivers at #China ’s electrical vehicle manufacturer NIO being killed when a car somehow smashed out of a building and came crashing down from a great height. pic.twitter.com/4ZNI2t7LqZ
- Stephen McDonell (@StephenMcDonell) June 23, 2022
The carmaker has since posted a revised version of the statement, which still refers to the crash as an accident.
Nio is at the forefront of China’s increased efforts to dominate the electric vehicle industry. She has placed great bets on replaceable batteries in her cars as a way to overcome customer concerns about frequent recharging.
The company has sometimes been called the "Tesla killer" of China, in a reference to its rivalry with US-based electric car maker multi-billionaire Elon Musk, which has a large manufacturing plant in Shanghai.