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A driver has said he was trapped in his car for 320 miles on a Chinese highway after his cruise control malfunctions, forcing him to drive until he ran out of fuel.
Named in local reports as Mr. Luo, the man was behind the wheel of a Chinese-built Haval H6 Crossover when driving through the city of Zhuzhou, in Hunan province.
Mr. Luo claims he put the SUV - one of the most popular models in the country - into cruise control, setting the speed to a little over 100kph (62 miles per hour).
However, when he wanted to slow down, he says the car refused to cancel the cruise control setting. It was at that moment that he realised the brakes weren't working either, according to local media, and he was unable to come to a stop.
A driver has said he was trapped in his car for 320 miles on a Chinese highway after his cruise control malfunctions, forcing him to drive until he ran out of fuel
As a result of the malfunction, the man was allegedly forced to keep going at the same speed for hundreds of miles, until his car ran out of fuel.
Chinese website AutoHome reported to story, saying the incident happened on December 2. CCTV footage and video from other cars purportedly showed the car cruising down the highway through Zhuzhou.
As he was driving, Mr. Luo phoned local authorities to alert them to his situation.
Police officers provided an escort to ensure the driver's car did not hit any other vehicles on the highway. But even after Haval engineers from the local region spoke to the driver over the phone, nothing could be done to bring the car to a stop.
The car travelled around 320 miles down the highway before it finally ran out of fuel, meaning it took the car roughly five hours to come to a stop (if travelling at 62kph).
Mr. Luo was the only person in the car during the incident. AutoHome said that as soon as he realised his predicament, he became very upset, fearing for his life.
It remains unknown
