Around the nation: three dead, 10 injured in Guangzhou bus crash
PUBLISHED : Saturday, 31 January, 2015, 1:10am
UPDATED : Saturday, 31 January, 2015, 1:10am
Three people died when a bus crashed on the way from Guangzhou to Leizhou. Photo: SCMP Pictures
GUANGZHOU
Three die in bus crash
A bus travelling from Guangzhou to Leizhou flipped over, killing three people and injuring 10 others, Guangzhou Daily reports. One of the passengers said the driver started swerving on the road at about 90 km/h to 100 km/h and the bus flipped. The bus owners have been accused of charging customers without a licence.
Bigamist back in jail
A bigamist from Shenzhen who was let out of prison because he was supposedly seriously ill has been put back in jail, the Guangzhou Daily reports. The man, who is in his 50s, had been jailed for a year for marrying twice, but after his release on medical parole his second wife boasted to the first that there was nothing wrong with him and nothing she could do about it. The first wife formally complained to the courts and he is back behind bars.
HEILONGJIANG
Murderer executed
A man has been executed after he and his wife lured a teenaged girl to their home and killed her, Xinhua reports. Bai Yunjiang’s then-pregnant wife Tan Beibei told the girl on the street she had stomach pains and got her to accompany her home. Bai tried to rape the girl after she drank a drugged yoghurt drink and then suffocated her with a quilt, state media previously reported. The couple were convicted of the killing last year by a court in Jiamusi. Tan was jailed for life.
Traffic offences crackdown
Police in the province have carried out a three-day crackdown on traffic offences, the news website Dbw.cn reports. More than 20,000 officers were involved in the operation. Among the offences discovered were 133 cases of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
HENAN
Baby ‘dragged by cord’
A woman from Luoyang gave birth to a baby in a wheelchair in hospital and the child was dragged along the ground by its umbilical cord, the Dahe Daily reports. The woman was on the way to have a caesarian section when she gave birth. She was moved a few metres with the child’s heading touching the floor before staff realised what had happened, the report said. It was not clear if the child survived.
Missing-kidney suit
A woman from Xiangcheng is taking legal action after her right kidney was allegedly removed by mistake during surgery, the Huashang Daily reports. She has had two sets of surgery on other parts of her body to remove growths and tumours, but found during an ultrasound that her kidney was missing. She discovered the loss in 2008, but has yet to find out what happened.
HUNAN
Blackmailer jail term cut
A woman from Changsha, who blackmailed an official she had sex with by threatening to release nude photographs of him, has had her prison sentence cut, the news website Rednet.cn reports. A court in Tianxin district reduced her jail term from 1½ years to 10 months. She was also fined 30,000 yuan (HK$38,000). The report did not say why the court cut the sentence. The woman had demanded 400,000 yuan from the official. He refused and contacted the police.
US movie firm deal
Hollywood studio Lions Gate Entertainment is planning a US$1.5 billion film project with Hunan TV, the mainland’s second-largest broadcaster, China Radio International reports. Hunan TV will acquire distribution rights to four Lions Gate films a year on the mainland and the US company will help distribute movies produced by the Chinese firm on the international market.
JIANGSU
‘Nuisance callers’ held
A man from Changzhou and his son have been arrested for calling the police 150 times in a month, the Yangtse Evening Post reports. They complained about illegal gambling next door, but despite putting more than 10 officers on the case the police never found any evidence of wrongdoing. The man and his son run a cafe and they were angry that the mahjong and poker parlour next door was stealing their customers. They have been put in detention for seven and five days and charged with disturbing the peace.
‘London bridge’ is filthy
A replica of London’s Tower Bridge in Suzhou is surrounded by rubbish and filthy, polluted water, the news website News.2500sz.com reports. Buildings nearby are being demolished and many residents have moved away from the area, the report said. An official in charge of a water station said sediment had not been cleared for years and water levels had been low recently, which had turned reserves yellow. Some of his staff have alleged that workers at nearby construction sites have secretly dumped debris into the water. Suzhou has an extensive canal network and many replica bridges, including one of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
SHANGHAI
Expired medicines sold
A man from the Baoshan district has been charged with selling drugs that were past their sell-by date, the Shanghai Daily reports. The man allegedly sold the medicines to private clinics and unlicensed pharmacies at lower prices. His warehouse was raided in November.
Police officer ‘assaulted’
A woman has been jailed for one year for attacking a police officer after she was accused of trying to steal from a foreigner she had sex with, the Shanghai Daily reports. The woman met the foreigner at a bar last November and after spending the night together the man awoke to find her riffling through his things. He called the police. The woman hit the officer when he tried to take her away for questioning.
SICHUAN
Snow hits train services
Snow has disrupted train services between Chengdu and Hubei province, Xinhua reports. Trains on about a dozen routes suffered delays. Rail staff handed out drinks and snacks to passengers whose journeys had been disrupted.
Big forest fire
The authorities had to evacuate 114 villagers from their homes after a forest fire in Yajiang county, the news website Chinanews.com reports. About seven hectares of land were burned. The cause of the fire is not known. About 30 firefighters helped tackle the blaze. There were no reports of any injuries.
ZHEJIANG
Kissed robber and fled
A woman in Hangzhou kissed a masked robber threatening her with a knife to distract him so she could flee, the Qianjiang Evening News reports. She gave him 900 yuan when he threatened her in the street, but he wanted more and dragged her to an ATM. She pretended to start crying and said, “Just take me, I’ve been dumped.” She pulled down his mask, kissed him and then ran to a taxi and called the police. The robber was later caught.
Teenager kills girl, 5
A teenaged boy from Taizhou has been accused of molesting and killing a five-year-old girl in a dispute over 15 yuan, the Today Morning Express reports. The boy thought the girl had stolen the cash, so he searched her and found 14 yuan. He thought she might cry out for help so took her to a nearby hill and searched again and molested her. He decided to kill her because he feared she would tell others what had happened.
