Gale Winds Cause Fatal Accident in Chaoyang
[This post contains violent images that may be distressing to some readers.]
The 37-year-old unidentified woman was crossing the street at Hongjunying South Road at around 10am on Monday when the foldable tent was violently moved by a gust of wind.
The collapsible tent is located in front of a restaurant near Beiyuan Station on the Beijing Metro Line 13. Perched upon wheels but not anchored to the ground, the steel pipe-constructed tent has been used to house shaokao customers at night for over a year.
Photos taken at the scene of incident show the tent both in its unfolded and collapsed forms, but it appears the tent was in its open form when the accident occurred.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
The fatality happened at around the same time the local meteorological office issued a blue gale wind warning, signifying a chance wind gusts in the city could reach speeds of 13.9 to 17 meters per second.
Elsewhere in Beijing, the strong winds were also responsible for blowing a tree down onto a parked car.
Images: Weibo
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