Death crash policeman is arrested and charged

RUNAN, Henan - A police officer held responsible for a road accident that killed five people in Central China has been officially charged, local authorities said Sunday.

Wang Yinpeng, head of the police station in Liangzhu township in Runan county, Henan province, has been charged with "endangering public security by dangerous means" after he lost control of his van and ran into two utility poles in Liangzhu at about 2:40 pm on Saturday.

The poles fell, crushing to death four passers-by and injuring another four, one of whom later died in hospital later.