Taxi deaths leave stain on drivers

A report of a taxi driver who ignored warnings and drove into a flooded Chongqing tunnel - an action that led to the death of two passengers, including a 2-year-old boy - has been blamed by colleagues for staining their image.

As the taxi began to fill with water, driver Wen Hui escaped, fleeing at what fellow drivers say was a critical point.

"Wen should help his passengers first. Safeguarding the safety of passengers' lives and property is the basic ethic for a driver," Zhang Fengquan, a Chongqing taxi driver in his 40s told China Daily.