Officer 'fully liable' for accident
Source: Xinhua |
August 30, 2012, Thursday
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A POLICE officer behind the wheel of a patrol car when it hit and injured seven people last week in the southwestern Chinese city of Nanning should take full responsibility for the accident, local police said yesterday.
The officer, identified by the surname Liao, was driving and another officer was in the car when it hit two electric cyclists and then another five pedestrians near a market at around 5pm on August 21.
The police bureau in Nanning said it had completed its investigation which found Liao fully liable for the accident. However, Liao was not likely to go to jail, as tests for alcohol in his blood had proved negative, it said.
The bureau said Liao had been driving at a speed of 45kph in a 40kph area and failed to take proper measures to prevent the collisions.
Two people were seriously injured, but their injuries were not life-threatening. As of yesterday, three of the seven injured had been discharged from hospital.
The accident hit the headlines after an account was posted on Weibo, saying the police car hit civilians and dragged an electric bike for more than 100 meters before stopping.
Questions were raised over whether the officers were drunk and whether they had attempted to flee the scene, as the car did not immediately stop after hitting the pedestrians.
The bureau said the car stopped about 60 meters past the spot where the collisions occurred, a reasonable distance, and there were no signs the driver had accelerated after hitting the pedestrians.
It said that Liao was on duty at the time of the accident as he and the other officer were on their way back to a police station after a meeting downtown. Liao was not illegally using the car for personal reasons.
The officer, identified by the surname Liao, was driving and another officer was in the car when it hit two electric cyclists and then another five pedestrians near a market at around 5pm on August 21.
The police bureau in Nanning said it had completed its investigation which found Liao fully liable for the accident. However, Liao was not likely to go to jail, as tests for alcohol in his blood had proved negative, it said.
The bureau said Liao had been driving at a speed of 45kph in a 40kph area and failed to take proper measures to prevent the collisions.
Two people were seriously injured, but their injuries were not life-threatening. As of yesterday, three of the seven injured had been discharged from hospital.
The accident hit the headlines after an account was posted on Weibo, saying the police car hit civilians and dragged an electric bike for more than 100 meters before stopping.
Questions were raised over whether the officers were drunk and whether they had attempted to flee the scene, as the car did not immediately stop after hitting the pedestrians.
The bureau said the car stopped about 60 meters past the spot where the collisions occurred, a reasonable distance, and there were no signs the driver had accelerated after hitting the pedestrians.
It said that Liao was on duty at the time of the accident as he and the other officer were on their way back to a police station after a meeting downtown. Liao was not illegally using the car for personal reasons.
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