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tracking the "cyclist boy was crushed to death" case: the driver involved was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter

2024-09-03

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on august 11, the incident of "a child in hebei fell off his bicycle and was crushed to death by an oncoming car" attracted the attention of the entire network. it is understood that at that time, the driver of the car involved and the child's family did not reach an agreement, and the traffic police did not issue a responsibility determination letter. on september 3, a reporter from red star news learned from the relatives of the car driver that the car driver jiang moumou had been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter.

according to a previous report by red star news, on august 11, in rongcheng, hebei province, a video of a little boy falling down while riding a bicycle and then being run over by an oncoming vehicle went viral on social platforms.

the dashcam footage circulated online shows that at 6:12 a.m. on august 11, several cyclists were approaching from the lane on the left side of the car. suddenly, one of the cyclists fell down and landed on the lane and was suspected to be run over by the car. the car immediately drove to the side of the road and stopped... in another video, a boy in cycling clothes lay on the ground motionless, and a man lay on him and shouted: "hold on..."

▲the dashcam footage circulated online

the reporter learned that the accident occurred on a section of road in jintan park, rongcheng county, hebei province. on august 13, a staff member of the publicity and internet information bureau of xiongan new area told red star news that the boy in question had died. the public security department is investigating the specific cause of the accident and the division of responsibilities.

▲detention notice from rongcheng county public security bureau

▲arrest notice from rongcheng county public security bureau

on september 3, mr. sun, a relative of jiang, provided reporters with the detention notice and arrest notice of jiang issued by the rongcheng county public security bureau. according to the two documents, on august 11, jiang was detained on suspicion of causing death by negligence; on august 25, with the approval of the rongcheng county people's procuratorate, the rongcheng county public security bureau arrested jiang on suspicion of causing death by negligence.

"on the day of the incident, jiang was returning home from overtime at the construction site, but he didn't expect an accident to happen on the way." mr. sun told reporters that jiang was his brother-in-law. because his sister suffered from leukemia, the family relied on his brother-in-law to earn money to support them. "it rained the day before the incident, so we couldn't work at the construction site. because my sister was sick, my brother-in-law wanted to work as much overtime as possible."

▲photos of the road section involved

in addition, mr. sun also said that although the section of the road where the accident occurred had not been put into use, vehicles had been passing through it for a long time before the accident. by searching for keywords, red star news reporters found that many netizens had indeed posted videos of the section of the road involved, showing that vehicles had been driving on the section as early as april 2024.

finally, mr. sun told reporters that during this period, local officials had organized mediation, and his family had tried their best to raise 200,000 yuan in the hope of compensating the family of the deceased, but the money was eventually returned. "we have not been able to meet the family of the deceased. we hope to apologize in person and do our best to make amends."