A three-kilometer-long diesel oil stretch on Beijing's second
ring road caused four accidents involving eight cars early
Sunday.
The accidents caused no death, but the municipal public security
bureau's communications administration said there were people
injured in the collisions without providing the exact number.
The police source said the diesel oil stretch was found at 6:06
AM on the west part of the capital's second ring road between
Guanyuan Bridge and Tianningsi Bridge.
Fifty-four policemen were then quickly mobilized to the accident
site to perform a temporary traffic control.
Meanwhile, workers from Beijing's public sanitation department
covered the oil-splashed road section with sand.
The traffic resumed at 8:35 AM but people still found it
difficult to drive on the slippery road surface.
The police source said the vehicle which splashed the oil
escaped away and they are now in pursuit of it.
A similar accident took place one year ago when a great amount
of diesel oil was splashed on a 3.9-km-long section of Beijing's
second ring road, causing three-hour traffic congestion.
(Xinhua News Agency December 18, 2006)