China News Service, August 8th. The official WeChat account of the Jurong Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, issued a notice on the 7th, stating that on the evening of August 6th, the man Zhang met a traffic police during a routine inspection for drunk driving. Zhang was about 40 meters away from the checkpoint. Get off the car, jump into the river on the roadside, try to escape the inspection and swim to the opposite bank. After discovering the situation, the police immediately reported it and contacted the fire department for search and rescue. In the early morning of August 7, Zhang was rescued and went ashore, with no vital signs.
The report stated that at about 19:40 on August 6, the Shishi Squadron of the Traffic Police Brigade of the Jurong City Public Security Bureau routinely checked for drunk driving on the east side of Zhaowen Bridge, Hebin South Road. At about 20:30, Zhang (male, 40 years old, from the development zone) and his group of five people, driving a small brown car to the inspection section, Zhang parked the vehicle about 40 meters from the inspection point, and Get off the car and jump into the river on the roadside, trying to escape the inspection and swim to the opposite bank.
The report stated that after discovering this situation, the Shishi squadron police on duty immediately reported to the command center, contacted the fire department, and carried out rescue work at the same time. After receiving the order, the police from Huayang Police Station quickly arrived at the scene to assist in the search and rescue work.
In the early morning of August 7, Zhang was rescued and went ashore. After the on-site rescue and inspection by medical staff, he had no vital signs.
At present, the relevant situation is under further investigation.
Picture source: WeChat public account of Jurong City Party Committee Propaganda Department