First, the brakes of a truck outside the Dandong funeral home failed and hit multiple vehicles.
According to the surveillance video at the time, the minivan was a blue truck with a dump truck filled with gravel. Because the brakes failed on the downhill road, it crashed directly into the yard of the funeral home, hit several private cars, and finally stopped after hitting a removed cement pillar. At the scene of the accident, many cars were severely damaged. A white Nissan SUV was severely deformed by the collision, and a large crater was directly knocked out of the trunk. The left side of a BMW was damaged and the yard was a mess. The situation was even more horrific when the camera captured the blue van. A black car was directly hit and completely deformed, and several cars parked next to the concrete pillars were also damaged to varying degrees. After the incident, the scene was a mess.
2. What legal responsibilities does the driver need to bear?
In these accidents, the drivers are fully responsible because their brakes were broken and failure to repair them early directly led to the death of three people. Moreover, many cars here have varying degrees of damage and have to face compensation. According to the reporter's understanding, the three deceased people were attending the funerals of their relatives that day and were preparing to leave the funeral home. They were still immersed in sadness, but they did not expect that they would encounter misfortune. So many people sighed when they saw this incident. Not knowing which comes first, tomorrow or the accident, will be worse for this family. At present, the driver responsible for the accident has also been controlled by the police, but this driver is bound to face great criminal liability. In addition to paying huge compensation, he may also be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment.