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author | southern window reporter zhu qiuyu

intern an shengqi lu hua

editor | xiang you

a car accident exposed the dangers of road cycling to the world.

at around 6 a.m. on august 11, a group of cyclists wearing blue uniforms were involved in a traffic accident while riding in rongcheng county, hebei province.

the surveillance video showed that an 11-year-old boy fell down while riding with his father. after falling into the opposite lane, the 11-year-old boy was run over by an oncoming car and eventually died of his injuries.

a video shot from the perspective of a rider in the team showed that on that day, the father and son in the cycling group reached a speed of 37.2 kilometers per hour.

according to the video shot by the team riders, the father and son reached a speed of 37.2 kilometers per hour that day.

on september 3, the family of the driver of the car involved told southern window that the driver, jiang yongliang, was arrested on august 25 on suspicion of manslaughter.

this road cycling accident has sparked huge controversy. according to chinese law, minors under the age of 12 are not allowed to ride bicycles on the road. road group cycling is fast and difficult, requiring riders to have very high skills and levels. this kind of trendy sport itself contains dangers like the deep sea.

death ride

no one expected that a car accident would happen in the early morning.

at around 5 a.m. on august 11, jiang yongliang, a welder in rongcheng county, hebei province, was driving to work at a construction site. three kilometers after starting, he drove to the southern section of the nanjuma river embankment in nanhoutai village, jiaguang township, rongcheng county. at around 6:12 a.m., an 11-year-old boy from a cycling group on the opposite road fell and was crushed by the vehicle he was driving on, and subsequently died.

the trip recorder showed that when the accident happened on august 11, jiang yongliang was driving at a speed of 52 kilometers per hour, and there were many cars driving in front of him. the boy fell to the opposite lane and was run over by jiang yongliang's car in just one second.