BREAKING: A National Transportation SafetyBoard spokesman says a 13-year-old was driving the pickup truckthat collided with a van in Texas, killing nine people, includingsix New Mexico college students and a golf coach. https://t.co/DFI4WHKDLm
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 17, 2022
美国中文网报道 一名13岁的少年驾驶着一辆皮卡车撞上了一辆载有新墨西哥西南大学(University of theSouthwest)高尔夫球队成员的面包车,造成9人死亡。
这起严重的交通事故事故发生在周二晚间,事发地点是得州西部安德鲁郡(Andrews County)。
遇难者中包括6名学生和1名教练,当时他们在结束一场高尔夫比赛之后,正在回家的途中。
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据国家运输安全委员会副主席兰茨贝格(BruceLandsberg)透露,早前的调查显示,肇事皮卡车的左前轮胎被一个备胎代替。但那个备胎失灵了,导致皮卡车在面包车前急转弯,撞上了球员的面包车。
兰茨贝格在周四的一个新闻发布会上说,“一个13岁的孩子当时在驾驶这辆皮卡车。”
13岁的皮卡司机和车上另外一名乘客也在车祸中丧生。
兰茨贝格说,车辆碰撞之后发生了火灾。得州公共安全部门根据驾驶座上的遗骸鉴定,确定孩子是在驾驶。
A pickup truck crossed the center line of atwo-lane road in Andrews County and crashed into a vehicle carryingmembers of the University of the Southwest men’s and women’s golfteams, said Sgt. Steven Blanco of the Texas Department of PublicSafety. https://t.co/rKGCw03QB9
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) March 16, 2022