Fatal crash bus driver sentenced to 1 year鈥檚 jail
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A bus driver who ran over and killed two pedestrians on September 21 last year in Jing鈥檃n District was sentenced to one year in prison, Jing鈥檃n District People鈥檚 Court announced yesterday.
The driver, Qian Yijun, 54, was behind the wheel of a No. 738 bus on Shaanxi Road N. around 8:30am. She pulled over at a bus stop to drop off passengers.
At the same time, a No. 955 bus driver surnamed Qiu stopped his bus beside Qian鈥檚 in the left lane, some distance from the bus stop.
Three pedestrians, who had all just got off the No. 955 bus, were walking in front of the No. 738 bus when Qian accelerated and hit them. According to Jing鈥檃n traffic police, she continued to accelerate for 10 seconds after hitting the pedestrians.
Two were killed, while the other sustained leg injuries.
鈥淚 was looking at the rear-view mirror and didn鈥檛 see the people in front of me,鈥 Qian told the court. 鈥淚 only realized what had happened after the tire ran over something, but it was too late.鈥
Qian had been driving the bus for more than 20 years and was reemployed by the bus company after retirement. Her lawyer said she had never violated a traffic regulation throughout her entire career.
Sun Lin, prosecutor of the case, said in megacities such as Shanghai, public transportation safety is crucial. After the accident, the families of the victims each received a million yuan (US$149,000) in compensation.
Liu Yi, presiding judge of the case, said according to the law, people who commit the crime of causing traffic casualties should be sentenced to three to seven years in prison.
But in this case, Qian called the police and handed herself in after the accident. Civil compensation was also accepted by the family dependants.
鈥淏ased on the judgments above, and because Qian has shown grave repentance for what she did, we gave her a lenient penalty,鈥 Liu said.
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