China woman pays US$9,700 to pedestrian after bumping into latter, causing fall, hip fractures
Case initially sparks even more controversy as judge originally attributed accident to Wang ‘not maintaining safe distance’
A Chinese woman was ordered by a court to compensate 70,000 yuan (US$9,700) to a pedestrian who suffered bone fractures after suddenly stopping while walking in front of her, resulting in a collision.
The case ignited heated discussions on mainland social media, as many were confused about why the person who walked behind should be responsible for the pedestrian’s injuries.
The court in Qingdao, Shandong province, in eastern China, recently published surveillance video footage of the accident that occurred in May 2023.
The footage shows that the victim, a 59-year-old woman, surnamed Liu, was walking in a residential compound when she picked up a phone call. She then stopped walking and turned around.
The individual who walked behind her, a 29-year-old woman surnamed Wang, did not pay attention to their surroundings and continued walking fast, bumping into Liu and causing Liu to lose balance and fall on her hip.
Liu suffered from hip fractures and was later identified as having a Grade 10 disability.