A car crashed into a ditch in Bengbu City, and two young children drowned. What warning does this incident give us?
In the early morning of July 28, 2021, a tragedy occurred in No. 7 ditch of Qinghe Village in Caolaoji Town, Huaishang District, Bengbu City. A man drove a vehicle with his two children (one One was two years old and the other was an infant) rushed into the ditch when they came home. The warning from this incident is that people must pay attention to road conditions when driving, especially in bad weather; construction units must put up warning signs to prevent accidents.
The father who was involved in the accident in No. 7 ditch in Qinghe Village, Caolaoji Town, Huaishang District, Bengbu City, jumped out of the car that was about to rush into the ditch at the same time as the accident. There were only two people left in the car. A young boy and the vehicle sank into the water, killing both of them. The responsibility of the father and the construction company ultimately led to the loss of two living lives like this, which is really shocking.
1. The responsibility for this matter should mainly lie with the construction unit
What happened seems to be a father taking his child in the middle of the night when it was raining heavily. An accident caused by driving back home in bad weather with very low visibility. In fact, the traffic accident was caused by the construction unit failing to follow the safety warning signs it should have during the construction process.
The reason why Aomi Seijun speculated on the responsibility for the accident is that according to residents around the place where the accident occurred, construction had already started in this area before the accident, but there were no corresponding safety warning signs at the construction site. . Existing safety warning signs at construction sites were newly added after the accident. Therefore, the engineering construction unit needs to be held responsible for this accident. 2. This father’s responsibility for his two young sons
As a father, in a critical moment, he jumped out of the car alone, leaving his two children in the car that was about to face danger. Qingmu Xingjun was completely shocked. As a father, if such a danger occurs, he will be the first to ensure the safety of his children instead of jumping out of the car in panic.
It proves that the father opened the door when he jumped out of the car, which means that the water did not flood the door of the car, and that the father was able to go ashore alone to seek help, which means that in the heavy rain, the car was not close to the shore. Not too far. Qingmu Xingjun believes that this father has the ability and time to save his two children. Even if it may cost his own life, he should try it. 3. If the responsibility is determined to be the construction unit, then the construction unit will face penalties
In the traffic accident that occurred in Bengbu, the driver of the vehicle was a person with full capacity. A person with full capacity for civil conduct can judge the possible dangers of driving a vehicle in heavy rain and poor visibility at night. Therefore, even if the construction unit is responsible for the accident, the construction unit's civil liability will be reduced accordingly. .
Because the construction unit did not set up eye-catching safety signs at the construction site. Therefore, the main responsibility for this accident should be determined as the construction unit. This is based on Article 91 of my country’s Tort Liability Law: “If during the process of digging holes, repairing, installing underground facilities, etc. in public places or roads, no obvious safety measures are installed and causing injury to other people, the constructor shall bear tort liability. responsibility". 4. Self-rescue and rescue methods after a car falls into the water
A car will not sink immediately after it falls into the water, but there will be a slow process of water intrusion. During this process, the car's power supply will not be cut off, and the water pressure cannot directly suppress the opening of the door. Therefore, you can directly open the door and jump out of the car to escape. This is a way for a person to save themselves in a car. If there are children in the car, another method is needed.
If there are children in the car who cannot save themselves, you can use the time before the car is powered off to close all the windows, and then open the window closest to the shore, especially if there is a sunroof. alright. During this process, do not open other windows first, so as to slow down the speed of water entering the car and buy yourself a certain amount of time. Then, the children are rescued from the windows in turn. The baby safety seat is buoyant and can be put out first. 5. Conclusion
There are thousands of roads, but safety comes first.
No matter how the responsibility is ultimately divided, the loss of two fresh lives in my family has become an unchangeable fact. What is the use of more compensation?