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Official drives into theater, injures 26
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February 25, 2013, Monday
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AN official has been taken into police custody after injuring 26 people by driving a government car into a movie theater in central China's Henan Province, the local government said Monday.
The accident occurred around 11am on Sunday, when Liu Xianchong, Party secretary of the Culture, Radio, TV, Film, Press and Publication Bureau of Wancheng District, Nanyang City, drove a government car into a movie theater and injured people participating in a puzzle game held there for the Lantern Festival.
Liu was driving a VW Santana and mistakenly stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake, according to police.
Twenty-six people were injured in the accident, and they have been sent to the hospital for treatment, local police said.
Two of the 26 injured are still in critical condition, but their injuries are not life-threatening. Six people have left the hospital after receiving medical exams, according to the hospital.
The government said Liu had been on sick leave for about seven months due to a cerebral infarction.
Local police have taken Liu into custody and seized the government car involved in the accident.
The accident occurred around 11am on Sunday, when Liu Xianchong, Party secretary of the Culture, Radio, TV, Film, Press and Publication Bureau of Wancheng District, Nanyang City, drove a government car into a movie theater and injured people participating in a puzzle game held there for the Lantern Festival.
Liu was driving a VW Santana and mistakenly stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake, according to police.
Twenty-six people were injured in the accident, and they have been sent to the hospital for treatment, local police said.
Two of the 26 injured are still in critical condition, but their injuries are not life-threatening. Six people have left the hospital after receiving medical exams, according to the hospital.
The government said Liu had been on sick leave for about seven months due to a cerebral infarction.
Local police have taken Liu into custody and seized the government car involved in the accident.
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