Traffic accident in China sparks violent protest

Residents of central China have clashed with police, overturning cars, after a drunk police officer killed at least five people in a traffic accident, media reports and a witness said yesterday. The police officer, Wang Yinpeng, lost control of his van...

Residents of central China have clashed with police, overturning cars, after a drunk police officer killed at least five people in a traffic accident, media reports and a witness said yesterday.

The police officer, Wang Yinpeng, lost control of his van and ran into two utility poles in Runan county in Henan province on Saturday afternoon, causing the deaths, the official Xinhua news agency said.

Three others were injured, Xinhua said. It made no mention of the subsequent protest.

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