A man living in Beijing continued participating in a smartphone video conference while riding an electric shared bicycle and crashed into a minivan stopped at the roadside. He continued the meeting even after being injured, and the driver reportedly testified that he had prioritized the video conference. The man was determined to bear primary responsibility for the accident.
The accident in Beijing involved a man participating in a video conference on his smartphone while riding an electric shared bicycle and colliding with a minivan stopped at the roadside. Footage from the scene reportedly showed him proceeding while looking only straight ahead, taking little care to watch his surroundings or slow down.
The man suffered cuts and bleeding to both hands, but continued looking at the video conference screen even after injuring his hands on fragments of the headlight. It was reported that the conference was not interrupted even while he was being taken to hospital by ambulance.
The minivan driver testified that the man appeared more concerned about the video conference than about his injuries or the accident itself, and the vehicle was reportedly parked illegally. The footage showed that the man prioritized continuing the meeting over ensuring his own safety.
Traffic police determined that the man bore primary responsibility for the accident. This article is based on reporting by Beijing News and conveys the authorities' assessment of the full circumstances of the accident and the allocation of responsibility.