Story By: John Feng, Sub-Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Asia Wire Report
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This is the moment a motorist said to have been fleeing a minor hit-and-run violently crashes at speed into the back of three cars waiting at a crossroads.
The incident was captured by traffic cameras and on another vehicle’s dashcam at the junction of Chunshen Road and Huayang Road in Suzhou’s Xiangcheng District, which is in China’s eastern province of Jiangsu, yesterday (31st March).
Video shows SUV driver Mr Yang, 43, travelling at speed when he slams into the back of a white saloon car stopped at the lights..
The stopped car belonging to Mr Guo, 28, is pushed forwards by the impact and overturns as it crashes into two other vehicles.
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Mr Yang’s SUV also ends up on its side, the footage shows.
Video taken in the aftermath of the crash show witnesses flipping Mr Guo’s car around, while debris and wreckage is seen strewn about the crossroads.
Local police said Mr Guo suffered severe injuries from the crash and later died in hospital.
Mr Yang, who is from Taiwan, was speeding away from a minor hit-and-run after he had clipped a parked car, the authorities said.
It was unclear whether he was suspected of drink- or drug-driving.
He remains in custody as investigations continue.
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