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4-Year-Old Girl Struck and Killed by Car on Shenzhen Pedestrian Crossing

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8 years ago

December 7, 2018

A 4-year-old girl lost her life in a pedestrian crossing incident that happened within a matter of seconds.

A terrible fatal incident that was caught on security cameras is receiving much attention on Chinese social media today.

The incident happened at a pedestrian crossing in Shenzhen on December 1st. A woman and a 4-year-old girl were crossing the road while a car was approaching.

Although the woman signals the car, the driver does not slow…

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2 Comments

Ben

December 7, 2018 at 12:20 pm

Is it really necessary to provide video of a child being killed? It does not add any value to the reporting and seems to only provide satisfaction of people’s darkest and most voyeuristic instincts.

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- What's on Weibo
  
  December 7, 2018 at 12:39 pm
  
  Understand your concern. The text does warn that viewer discretion is advised. We report what’s trending on Weibo, and many of today’s discussions evolve around who bears responsibility for this tragic incident. Without the footage, it would be hard to understand. Same goes for the recent discussions around other traffic safety incidents, such as that of the bus crash in Chongqing. We would not add embedded content if it was not relevant to understand the context of a trending story.
  
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