On February 24, citizens called the hotline of "Legal Scene" to report that road administration enforcement officers in Xuchang illegally chased and blocked vehicles at dawn, causing a serious traffic accident resulting in one death and one injury. Moreover, after the accident occurred, they ignored the injured person's desperate plea for help and left without offering assistance. [Oriental Today reporter Shen Chunmei, Henan TV Station Legal Channel reporter Xu Qingpo减速机[http://www.taichuan.cc]]
【Incident】Chasing Leads to Accident: Did Road Administration Enforcement Vehicle Leave Injured Parties Untended?
At noon on February 24, reporters from all media outlets met with the injured Tang Xianli at Xuchang Central Hospital. According to the doctor’s diagnosis, Tang Xianli suffered two fractures in her lower left leg, requiring further diagnosis and surgery for her right ankle and waist; she also sustained abrasions on her right hand and a severed middle finger.
Tang Xianli said that at around 4 AM on February 22, she and her husband Guo Xiaodong were driving their own blue truck from Zhengzhou to Pingdingshan to deliver a batch of steel bars to a customer. Around 4 AM, when they were driving near the roundabout of Xuyu Highway in Xuchang City, they encountered a road administration enforcement vehicle.
[The enforcement vehicle chased us for at least three or four li (a traditional Chinese unit of distance), forcing our vehicle toward the opposite lane. At the time, there was another vehicle coming from the opposite direction. If our car did not collide with the enforcement vehicle, we would have collided with the oncoming car.] Tang Xianli said.
As a result, at 4:13 AM, Guo Xiaodong's blue truck collided head-on with a normally operating stone-carrying truck on the wrong side of the road. The accident resulted in Guo Xiaodong's immediate death at the scene, while Tang Xianli was trapped in the passenger seat unable to move.
[After the accident happened, I pleaded with the enforcement vehicle, 'Please save us, please save us,' but they didn't even get out of their car before fleeing.] Tang Xianli couldn’t believe how cold-blooded they could be.
【Investigation】Villagers and Drivers Claim Road Administration Vehicle Chased Blue Truck
Although two days had passed, the scene of the accident where reporters investigated still scattered pieces of gravel.
Guo Xiaodong's brother pointed to the pile of gravel and said, it was nearby that area where his younger brother's truck was chased and overtaken by the enforcement vehicle, ultimately leading to the accident. Then his younger brother's truck collided with the waist of the gravel-carrying truck, [my younger brother's entire body bones were shattered into pieces, too terrible to look at].
This sudden car accident left a deep impression on Tang Xianli, who clearly remembered, [the license plate number of the enforcement vehicle was YuK99107, because this vehicle chased us for a long time, covering three or four li].
It is understood that the Xuyu Highway where the accident occurred is an important transportation route connecting Xuchang to Yuzhou, with usually a high volume of traffic. On the morning of February 22, passing drivers and surrounding brick-pulling villagers witnessed the course of the accident.
One eyewitness driver claimed that he saw the enforcement vehicle chasing and overtaking other vehicles, which forced the truck onto the wrong lane and caused it to collide with the oncoming truck.
[At the time, there was a loud sound, thinking it was an earthquake.] Some on-site witnesses said they heard someone shouting from the enforcement vehicle, [I will see if you can still run, I need you to reach the over-limit station ahead], and as they spoke, the accident occurred.
【Progress】
Road Administration Management Department Claims Responsibility Based on Accident Determination
In the afternoon of February 24, reporters from all media outlets met with Captain Wang Yachao of the Road Administration Brigade under Xuchang Municipal Highway Bureau.
Wang Yachao said that YuK99107 was indeed their enforcement vehicle, and on the day of the incident, this enforcement vehicle was conducting mobile patrols in the vicinity of the accident site. There were four enforcement officers in the vehicle at the time. As to whether this enforcement vehicle engaged in chasing and blocking behaviors, they would have to wait for the traffic police department to make a determination.
Wang Yachao told reporters from all media outlets that according to regulations, mobile enforcement is permitted, but regarding specific enforcement details such as chasing and overtaking vehicles, these actions are definitely inappropriate because they easily cause traffic accidents. Given that the traffic police department is currently investigating and has not yet made a determination, they do not know the specific circumstances.
Party Secretary He of Xuchang Municipal Highway Bureau said that although the traffic police department has not yet determined the results of this accident, out of humanitarian concern, they have already handed over 100,000 yuan in cash to the accident section of Xuchang Traffic Police Brigade to ensure the treatment expenses for the injured.
Wang Yachao said that this money is intended to assist in treating the injured, and they have also communicated with the hospital to do their utmost to treat the injured party. Party Secretary He of Xuchang Municipal Highway Bureau also expressed that as long as the traffic police department determines they bear responsibility, they will certainly not evade it.
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