"What? An elderly person is pushing a wheelchair across the street?"
Xiao He repeated the sentence in disbelief.
"Yes." Officer Yang's expression was complicated, while also subtly reminding everyone, "The investigation is still ongoing, and further details are yet to be determined."
That's basically the situation!
It turns out there was more to the story behind this car accident!
Police reviewed nearby surveillance footage based on the scene and questioned the surviving driver, which led them to discover the cause of the tanker truck's sudden overturning.
While the tanker truck was driving normally, an elderly couple suddenly appeared at the intersection next to it. The old woman was pushing a wheelchair and the old man was sitting in the wheelchair. The two of them were moving very fast. They not only ran the traffic light, but also suddenly appeared out of the way from in front of a very large bus and jumped onto the road.
By the time the tanker truck driver realized the danger, it was already too late.
In fact, for experienced and "ruthless" drivers, the cost of driving directly in this situation is definitely lower than the cost of turning the steering wheel.
But this driver happened to be a filial son. When he saw the old lady pushing the old man across the road, trembling but with steady steps, he suddenly thought of his own parents and felt compassion. He subconsciously turned the steering wheel. But little did he know that this momentary act of "kindness" in a crisis would destroy the happiness of several families.
The tanker truck was empty at this point, making it more prone to overturning than a normal tanker truck. It was a "mobile bomb" with a high center of gravity and no load cushioning, and there's a saying among drivers: "A fully loaded tank is like a seesaw when empty." And just as this tanker truck was turning, it collided with another vehicle, causing it to overturn completely and even drag along the ground for a distance, sweeping across the entire intersection!
The scene was one of utter devastation, with wreckage everywhere!
Who could have imagined...
Who would have thought... that the reason for all of this was...
Xiao He took a deep breath, his silent anger burning fiercely in his chest, yet he had nowhere to vent it.
"And what about these two elderly people?"
Xiao He inquired.
Officer Yang: "Uh, we are still tracking down their whereabouts."
Xiao He: ?
"This situation was indeed quite unexpected. The old lady was startled at the intersection and fell, but she quickly got up and pushed people away from the scene."
Xiao He: ...
For a moment, Xiao He even wanted to sincerely ask: Why didn't you run them over and kill them?
But after repeatedly telling himself that he was a good person and a positive force, he stopped talking about it and changed his tone to something more subtle: "They didn't die..."
Officer Yang: ...
Surprisingly, Officer Yang also understood the unspoken meaning behind Xiao He's gritted teeth.
Officer Yang: "I know this truth is indeed heartbreaking, but please calm down and don't spread it outside. We will definitely confirm the details after we find the person."
"They made such a commotion, and none of them even stayed to take a look?"
As Xiao He spoke, he felt his blood pressure spike again.
Officer Yang sighed helplessly.
Needless to say, the old man and woman probably didn't connect the car accident with them at all, and would only push all the blame onto the driver.
If the surveillance footage hadn't faithfully recorded everything, they probably wouldn't have admitted it when the police came to question them.
What's even more disheartening is that these two individuals are extremely old; according to their current understanding, both are over seventy-five years old. The subsequent investigation and accountability will be...
Officer Yang already had a general idea of the outcome. He looked towards the end of the corridor, where the injured people's families were crying uncontrollably, their limbs trembling. He felt a deep sense of melancholy.
People in their profession have seen far too many things like this.
But there was nothing they could do; there were many things they couldn't change. Since things had come to this, all they could do was try to calm the wounded.
"We will continue our investigation and will definitely give everyone an explanation."
Officer Yang could only continue to say that.
Xiao He took a deep breath, not intending to make things difficult for Officer Yang: "I understand, thank you Officer Yang, you've worked hard. I hope you can let me know as soon as there are any results."
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