Blog Tag - Accidents

[DP] Pedal Dilemma: Chinese Phrases to Get out of Those Sticky Cycling Accidents
In the lead up to our Mandarin Month mixer on June 24 June 25, where you'll be able to meet with Beijing's best Mandarin schools, we'll be dishing...
Beijing's 10 Deadliest Roads of 2016
With Spring Festival movement in mind the roads are bound to be more crowded, and to ensure that accidents stay at a minimum, the Beijing traffic...
Elephant in Heat Tramples Employee to Death at Badaling Wild Animal Park
A senior manager at Beijing's Badaling Wild Animal Park was trampled to death by an elephant in heat Friday, according to the Beijing News. The forty...
Blindfolded 27-year-old Falls to Her Death During Meditation Retreat at Beijing's Longquan Temple
A 27-year-old graduate of Tsinghua University fell to her death while blindfolded during a meditation retreat at Beiing's Longquan Temple, according...
Beijing Community Mourns the Passing of International School Teacher Jonathan Sokoloff
Beijing's expatriate community is mourning the loss of 32-year-old international school teacher Jonathan Sokoloff who was critically injured in a...
Fatal Crash Highlights Dark Side of Taxi Business
Three people were killed Sunday morning at 6am when a Beijing taxi veered off the Third Ring Road and struck a tree, China Daily reported. The...
Foreigner on Motorbike Who Hit Lady to be Deported
The expat motorbiker who ran into a pedestrian and became the latest poster boy for bad expat behavior is to be deported, along with his father,...
Bakery Blast in Dongcheng District Kills 2, Injures 19
The bad news keeps pouring in - China Daily reports that a blast occurred earlier today in a bakery in Dongcheng District, resulting in two deaths...
Shock Talk: Electrocution Sparks Speculation Over Dangerous iPhone Chargers
It's been a bad year for Apple and its iPhone in China. After reports began circulating late last year about how the once seemingly unstoppable...
Beijing's Greatest Hits: Free-to-air Traffic Carnage on BTV
We are all aware of the daily insanity of 4.8 million Beijing drivers hitting the streets with nothing but blind ignorance of their mirrors,...