Shanxi official jailed for 6 years

A senior official from Shanxi was jailed for six years on Sunday after being found guilty of causing a traffic accident that led to the deaths of the province's top political advisor and her assistant.

A release from the People's Court of Yingze District where the case was heard said Li Yi, vice-chairman of the Xinzhou city committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), was jailed for causing the deaths of his provincial supervisor Jin Yinhuan and her secretary Wang Rong.

On Oct 11, Jin was returning to the provincial capital Taiyuan in a Toyota SUV after an inspection tour of Xinzhou. She was being escorted by a police car and another SUV, China News Service reported earlier.