A popular electric vehicle made by the Chinese consumer electronics giant Xiaomi crashed into a concrete guardrail while deploying its autonomous driving feature. Three people died.

Xiaomi Corporation has confirmed that one of its SU7 electric vehicles was involved in an accident on an expressway in China, Bloomberg reported, citing a statement from the company. According to a post by the company on its Weibo account,

Xiaomi Corp. confirmed that one of its SU7 electric vehicles was involved in an accident on an expressway in China. Local media reported that three people died in the incident that’s likely to spark scrutiny over the smart driving software deployed in many of today’s cars.

The sudden drop came after the company said that one of its SU7 models was involved in a lethal accident on an expressway in China’s Anhui province.

Company says it submitted the driving data and relevant operational information to the police and deeply regrets the tragedy.

China's Xiaomi said on Tuesday that it was actively cooperating with police after a fatal accident involving a SU7 electric vehicle on March 29 and that it had handed over driving and system data. The incident marks the first major accident involving the SU7 sedan,