Chinese traffic police mourn officer killed on duty
- More than 20 fellow officers line the hospital corridor as doctors fight to save him
- Young policeman dealing with a collision when struck from behind by another car
A 24-year-old traffic policeman has died in the line of duty after he was hit from behind by a car in eastern China.
Auxiliary policeman Yao Xiaoqi was killed while dealing with the aftermath of a rear-end collision on Wednesday morning in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
Yao and his colleague Xu Weidong responded to the accident which was causing congestion on Donghu Elevated Road. At about 11.20am, after one of the cars had been removed, Xu left Yao at the scene to flash warning lights and maintain traffic flow.
About 20 minutes later, Xu received another report, saying that a traffic policeman had been hit on the elevated road.
“I went back to the scene … his eyes were half closed and there was blood in his mouth and nose,” Xu said, as he wept during a video interview with local media.
