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a truck overturned and crushed a small car in shanghai, killing 5 people. reporters investigated: there are frequent large trucks at the intersection

2024-09-08

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jimu news reporter zhang qi

according to the shanghai pudong police, a traffic accident occurred at the intersection of huadong road and jihai road in pudong new area at around 10:18 on september 8. according to the investigation, qiao moumou (male, 43 years old) was driving a container truck straight through the intersection. in order to avoid a left-turning vehicle driven by wang moumou (male, 46 years old) in the opposite lane, he turned right, causing the container truck to overturn and crush a passing passenger car. the five people in the passenger car died after being sent to the hospital for rescue.

the accident happened at the intersection of huadong road and jihai road

at around 4 p.m. on the 8th, jimu news reporters arrived at the intersection where the accident occurred and saw that the intersection was open to traffic and there were no signs of an accident. a netizen told reporters that when he passed by at around 12 p.m. that day, the accident scene had been basically cleaned up.

the intersection is t-shaped, with huadong road running northwest-southeast and jihai road running northeast-southwest. the intersection is close to the fourth wharf outside shanghai port, and trucks frequently pass by. several people passing by on electric bicycles said that they learned about the accident through the internet, but they did not know the identity of the victims. the trucks that appeared nearby were basically transporting port goods, including cars, red wine, etc. because there were too many trucks at the intersection, they usually carefully observed the road conditions before passing by.

many large vehicles passing through the intersection

the reporter observed that the traffic conditions at the intersection where the accident occurred were quite complicated. when vehicles from northwest to southeast on huadong road turned left onto jihai road, vehicles from southeast to northwest on the opposite lane could also go straight, and vehicles from the two directions would meet at the intersection, so drivers needed to be extra careful.

at about 5 pm, some police officers rushed to the scene to take photos of the road conditions and traffic lights. the police said they were not in a position to disclose the details of the accident. according to the shanghai pudong police, the drivers qiao and wang who were responsible for the accident have been detained by the police, and the accident investigation is underway.