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| The young girl and her grandfather were pinned under the tram |
(UPDATED)
A tram accident on Des Voeux Road West has killed a three-year-old girl and injured her older sister, their grandfather, and their domestic helper.
Reports indicate the tram struck the young girl, her 6-year-old elder sister, their 66-year-old grandfather and 24-year old helper as they were crossing the road outside the Kennedy Town swimming pool in Sai Wan at 10:44 am this Thursday.
The younger girl and the grandfather were trapped under the tram, and had to be freed by rescuers.
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The girl was bleeding from the head and was unconscious when rushed to Queen Mary Hospital while her grandfather suffered serious head injuries but was conscious. The girl was declared dead at 12:26pm.
The older girl was treated at the hospital with a bleeding head while their helper sustained leg injuries. They remained confined in hospital, along with the grandfather, as of this writing.
Subsequent reports said the little girld was with her grandfather, and the older one with the helper, when the incident happened.
They had reportedly crossed the road on a red traffic light and were looking the other way when they were hit by the tram.
The driver was arrested for dangerous driving causing death and is still being detained for questioning.
Tram services between Kennedy Town Terminus and Hill Road were temporarily suspended following the incident.
In July last year, a 41-year-old man died after
being knocked down by a tram and getting trapped underneath it on Des Voeux
Road Central in Sheung Wan.
Police arrested the tram driver, a 35-year-old man, on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death.
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