Teen who saved tot's life blamed for getting hurt
By Li Qian |
August 3, 2012, Friday
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A TEEN hit by a truck as she was shielding a one-year-old girl must assume some financial responsibility for her own injuries, according to traffic police in Foshan City in southern Guangdong Province.
Li Shushu, 16, rushed into traffic to pull away the toddler, identified as Wenwen, when a fast-moving truck headed towards the girl, who walked into the road on July 2.
While the truck hit both girls, Li is credited by many with saving Wenwen's life.
Li's sudden act impeded traffic safety and led to her right foot being broken, and therefore she must share responsibility for her injuries, Guangzhou Daily quoted police as saying yesterday.
Li is stable at Foshan No.1 People's Hospital, waiting for a toe to be amputated because of a severe infection.
She was awarded 30,000 yuan (US$4,713) for her heroic act by the provincial women's federation, but Li still regretted not being able to keep the truck from hurting the toddler, the paper said.
Wenwen had fractures in her left foot and is being treated in the intensive care unit in a hospital in the provincial capital Guangzhou after two of her toes had to be amputated.
Wenwen also has to share responsibility for her injuries due to her violation of the traffic rules, police said.
A minivan driver surnamed Chen was also cited for incorrectly parking his vehicle and hindering the truck driver, surnamed Zeng, from seeing the girls clearly, police said. Both bear partial responsibility in the crash, police said.
The report triggered widespread controversy.
"In order to save Wenwen, Li had no choice but to break the rules to rush to the girl. It is unfair for her because she risked her life to save the girl and was injured in the accident," a resident surnamed Wang told the paper.
Li Shushu, 16, rushed into traffic to pull away the toddler, identified as Wenwen, when a fast-moving truck headed towards the girl, who walked into the road on July 2.
While the truck hit both girls, Li is credited by many with saving Wenwen's life.
Li's sudden act impeded traffic safety and led to her right foot being broken, and therefore she must share responsibility for her injuries, Guangzhou Daily quoted police as saying yesterday.
Li is stable at Foshan No.1 People's Hospital, waiting for a toe to be amputated because of a severe infection.
She was awarded 30,000 yuan (US$4,713) for her heroic act by the provincial women's federation, but Li still regretted not being able to keep the truck from hurting the toddler, the paper said.
Wenwen had fractures in her left foot and is being treated in the intensive care unit in a hospital in the provincial capital Guangzhou after two of her toes had to be amputated.
Wenwen also has to share responsibility for her injuries due to her violation of the traffic rules, police said.
A minivan driver surnamed Chen was also cited for incorrectly parking his vehicle and hindering the truck driver, surnamed Zeng, from seeing the girls clearly, police said. Both bear partial responsibility in the crash, police said.
The report triggered widespread controversy.
"In order to save Wenwen, Li had no choice but to break the rules to rush to the girl. It is unfair for her because she risked her life to save the girl and was injured in the accident," a resident surnamed Wang told the paper.
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