Chinanews.com, April 25. Jilin Province Emergency Management Department website announced the "Songyuan City "10·4" Major Road Traffic Accident Investigation Report" (hereinafter referred to as the "Report") on the evening of the 24th.
According to the "Report", at about 5:30 on October 4, 2020, a light barn-type truck crashed into the front on Provincial Highway No. 514 (Song-Ha Line from Songyuan to Changchunling) in Songyuan City, Jilin Province. A major road traffic accident caused by a collision with a light rail truck (nuclear carrying 5 people and actual carrying 16 people) on the opposite side of the trailer, which was towed by a four-wheel tractor, resulted in 18 deaths, One person was injured and the direct economic loss was 6.061 million yuan.
In accordance with relevant laws and regulations, on October 13, 2020, approved by the People’s Government of Jilin Province, the Jilin Provincial Emergency Management Department was established. The Provincial Public Security Department, the Provincial Transportation Department, the Provincial Agriculture and Rural Department, the Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, and the Provincial Market were established. Supervision Department, Provincial Federation of Trade Unions and Songyuan Municipal People’s Government related responsible comrades participated in the "10·4" Major Road Traffic Accident Investigation Team of Songyuan Municipality, Jilin Province People’s Government (Hebei Province Emergency Management, Public Security Traffic Police, and Transportation Department dispatched personnel to participate, as follows: (Referred to as the accident investigation team), which consists of a comprehensive team, a technical team, a management team and an emergency assessment team, and hires relevant experts to participate in the accident investigation.
The "Report" pointed out that the accident investigation team determined that the "10·4" major road traffic accident in Songyuan City was a major production safety liability accident.
The "Report" mentioned that the actual kerb weight of the A1E19W truck of the accident vehicle was 4905kg (the actual mass of the front and chassis was 3645kg, and the actual mass of the carriage was 1260kg), which was 2600kg more than the registered kerb mass of the vehicle (the registered mass of the front and chassis was 2150kg, and the carriage was registered Mass 450kg) 2305kg exceeding standard (front and chassis exceeding 1495kg, carriage exceeding standard 810kg), approved load mass 1495kg, actual load 11040kg, overload 9545kg, overload 639%.
It is announced that the tire level is 6 levels, and the actual car is 16 levels.
Feng Guoxing, male, 29 years old, driver of Ji A1E19W truck (has died in the accident).
After investigation, it was determined that the direct cause of the accident was: Feng Guoxing drove Ji A1E19W truck due to fatigue driving and it was cloudy in the early morning and the light was dim. He could not find the taillights and no reflectors of the four-wheel tractor towed by Li Liguo in time. The identified trailer took improper measures and drove into the opposite lane after a rear-end collision and collided with the Ji JMK 350 truck driven by Tang Dongsheng in the opposite direction.
The "Report" mentioned that after on-site investigation, inspection and identification, it was ruled out that the driver's physical illness, drunk driving, drug driving and other factors caused the A1E19W truck to crash out of control.
The investigation team recommended that truck drivers who were primarily responsible for the accident and suspected of causing traffic accidents should be exempt from criminal responsibility in view of their deaths in the accident.
For Jinmailang (Changchun) Company, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Safety Production Law" and "Production Safety Accident Penalty Regulations (Trial)", the Jilin Provincial Emergency Management Department shall impose a fine.
The Hebei Provincial Emergency Management Department will deal with violations of laws and regulations during the formulation and implementation of Jinmailang Beverage Company’s "4.2-meter trolley softened and purified water direct delivery policy" in accordance with the law, and conduct a comprehensive investigation of the company’s related systems and policies, and make timely corrections For corporate violations of laws and regulations, the relevant situation will be reported back to the Emergency Management Department of Jilin Province.
In addition, the "Report" shows that the judiciary has taken compulsory measures against 24 people. Among them, 12 were arrested, 8 were released on bail, 3 were not arrested for conviction, and 1 was under residential surveillance.