On the morning of January 14, 2017, a major traffic accident occurred in the Yangshan section of the Qinglian Expressway in Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province, where 19 vehicles collided in a series. The accident resulted in 6 deaths and 16 injuries.

The scene of the Qingyuan 1.14 traffic accident (picture from the internet)

The major traffic accident that occurred on the second day of the Spring Festival transportation has attracted high attention and attention from all walks of life. It has become the common wish of all concerned individuals to investigate the cause and clarify the responsibility for the accident as soon as possible.

On January 19, 2017, the personnel involved signed a "Entrustment and Agency Contract" with our firm. Our firm consists of lawyers Hu Jiancheng, Qiu Jianrong, and Wen Fengnan, who are intern lawyers and are fully responsible for handling all legal affairs related to the accident.

Accident Review

On January 14th at 12:00 am, the Qingyuan Public Security Bureau issued a notice: At 9:19 am, a heavy semi-trailer tractor with license plate Yue RT2509 collided with multiple vehicles in front of it on the K2173 section of the northbound Qinglian Expressway. According to preliminary statistics, 19 vehicles were involved at the scene, causing 7 vehicles to catch fire. Five human bones were initially found in 2 of the cars on fire (license plate numbers cannot be seen clearly), The specific casualties need to be further verified.

According to the on-site video provided by netizens, the accident occurred in three locations, about a hundred meters apart. The earliest accident was a collision between a small car and an oil tanker, both of which ignited raging flames; The second section is located behind the oil tank truck and the car on fire, where multiple cars collide and become car discus. The car components and items on the car are all on the ground; Two cars collided at the back, with one of them overturning outside the guardrail.

The Guangdong Qinglian Expressway (G4W2) starts at the mouth of the outskirts of Qingyuan City in the south and ends at Fengtouling at the border between Guangdong and Hunan in the north. It passes through Qingcheng District, Qingxin County, Yangshan County, Liannan County, and Lianzhou City in Qingyuan City, with a total length of 215.25 kilometers. It is designed with four lanes in both directions and a speed of 80-100 kilometers per hour. The Qinglian Expressway was fully connected on January 25, 2011. Due to its high altitude, numerous bends, and numerous elevated bridge sections, this highway is considered by senior drivers to be the most dangerous highway in Guangdong.

Lawyer profile:

Hu Jiancheng, Senior Partner of Guangdong Legal Shengbang Law Firm and Minister of Wealth Inheritance Department. Member of the All China Lawyers Association, Researcher of the Marriage Law Research Association of Guangdong Law Society, Researcher of the Civil and Commercial Law Research Association of Guangzhou Law Society, Member of the Lawyer Development Strategy Working Committee of Guangzhou Lawyers Association, and Member of the Marriage and Family Professional Committee of Guangzhou Lawyers Association.

Lawyer Hu Jiancheng focuses on providing legal services for asset preservation and wealth inheritance to clients, especially high-asset individuals, through the use of wills, marital property agreements, life insurance, insurance fund trusts, and family trusts; Proficient in handling major and major traffic accidents.

Lawyer profile:

Qiu Jianrong is a lawyer at Guangdong Legal Shengbang Law Firm, a member of the All China Lawyers Association, and a member of the Family Enterprise Professional Committee of the Guangzhou Lawyers Association.

Lawyer Qiu Jianrong focuses on providing asset preservation and wealth inheritance legal services to clients, especially high-asset individuals, through the use of wills, marital property agreements, life insurance, insurance fund trusts, and family trusts; Proficient in handling major and major traffic accidents.