Accident raises concern over trucks
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Transport">Transport</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="overloaded">overloaded</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fatal">fatal</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cyclist">cyclist</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="buried">buried</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>.</p><p><span word="Emergency">Emergency</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Fengtai">Fengtai</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="about">about</span> 6 <span word="am">am</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span>-<span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="overturned">overturned</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="intersection">intersection</span>.</p><p><span word="Tons">Tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="spilled">spilled</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>, <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="covering">covering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="cyclist">cyclist</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pronounced">pronounced</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span>.</p><p><span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victim">victim</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spotlight">spotlight</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span>-<span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="urbanization">urbanization</span> <span word="drive">drive</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contribution">contribution</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="development">development</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="violations">violations</span>, <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Zhuting">Zhuting</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Transport">Transport</span> <span word="Management">Management</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Transport">Transport</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sad">sad</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="indispensable">indispensable</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="killer">killer</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="overloaded">overloaded</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="speeding">speeding</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="supervision">supervision</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="stringent">stringent</span>.</p>
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