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Burned crash victim's case to be heard by court

A flight attendant who was seriously injured in a car crash has asked for compensation of 15 million yuan ($2.42 million). The court in Haidian district accepted the case, the Beijing Times reported on Tuesday. The woman, surnamed Wang, was in her friend's car when another vehicle, driven by a man surnamed Zhang, deliberately rammed it. The collision caused a fire, and 90 percent of Wang's body was burned. Zhang was charged by the local procuratorate with the crime of endangering public safety. The compensation case will be heard soon.