Chongqing - A 26-year-old young man who had been up all night watching the World Cup fell asleep at the wheel early in the morning and crashed into a pedestrian, causing an extremely serious traffic accident with three dead and one injured. The victims included a seven-months-pregnant woman. It was learned yesterday from the Liangping County Traffic Police Department that the 26-year-old driver, Liu Chengning, had been criminally detained.
Traffic enforcement officers witnessed the car crash
At 8:12 AM on July 3, He Peng, a traffic enforcement officer at the Liangping county overloading enforcement station, finished his 24-hour shift and went home exhausted, accompanied by auxiliary police officers Xiong Xiaofei and Yang Yang in a traffic enforcement pick-up truck back to the county town.
After driving just 2 kilometers along National Highway 318 and reaching the No. 2 Agricultural Machinery Factory, He Peng and others were suddenly stunned: about 100 meters ahead, a Changan minivan traveling at a speed of about 40-50 kilometers per hour grazed a motorcycle parked by the roadside, then hit pedestrians on the zebra crossing by the roadside. With a "bang bang," it collided with another Changan minivan and a roadside popsicle stand. After the chaos, three or four pedestrians lay in pools of blood.
Participated in rescue efforts with multiple people
He Peng introduced that after the incident, they quickly pulled over and rushed to save people, lifting the offending minivan with several other people, rescuing a man from under the wheels. They immediately placed him in the bed of the enforcement pick-up truck and headed straight for the county hospital, driven by auxiliary police officer Xiong Xiaofei. He Peng and auxiliary police officer Yang Yang stayed at the scene, directing traffic order while stopping vehicles to transport the injured. Meanwhile, the young driver who got out of the offending minivan was already scared pale, trembling all over, and kept saying, "I'm doomed, my whole life is ruined!"
A few minutes later, He Peng stopped a Yue AU100 minivan coming from the main city, and together with the driver, sent the blood-covered injured pregnant woman to the county hospital. "That woman closed her eyes on the vehicle, still conscious, and even responded to the doctor's questions when she arrived at the hospital. I didn't expect her to die," He Peng said. In addition, a black sedan sent a four-year-old injured boy to the hospital.
Staying up late to watch the World Cup led to tragedy
Liangping traffic police platform officer Zhang reported that the offending driver, 26-year-old Liu Chengning, confessed that he was a football fan who had stayed up all night watching the World Cup on the evening of July 2. He set out at around 6 o'clock the next day, driving the Sichuan-licensed minivan (S95380) from Shiqiaopu, Dazhu, Sichuan, carrying a six-member band to Liangping county town to repair audio equipment. Due to fatigue-induced drowsiness while driving, although the vehicle speed was not fast, it directly hit the pedestrians.
"The worst case was the seven-months-pregnant woman Long, who had just gotten off a motorcycle with her father, preparing to take a bus into the city. She turned around and was hit. Her father died on the spot. Pregnant woman Long and another pedestrian He died after ineffective hospital treatment," Officer Zhang introduced. The four-year-old injured boy has escaped life-threatening danger and is still being treated in the hospital. Officer Zhang stated, "The offending driver will find it difficult to bear the compensation for this car accident."