Chinese woman is disabled in car crash, lover disappears after pledging support
Heartbroken paraplegic considers legal action after being left to fend for herself; boyfriend responsible for her severe injuries vanishes.
The boyfriend of a Chinese woman has shocked social media by abandoning her just three months after she was made paraplegic in a car accident for which he was primarily responsible.
On April 5, the woman, surnamed Bai, 25, was travelling with her boyfriend, surnamed Zhang, and members of his family near a reservoir in Gansu province, northwestern China.
Zhang was at the wheel and Bai was the front-seat passenger.
Tragedy struck when Zhang reportedly became distracted while making a right turn, causing his car to swerve into the oncoming lane and collide head-on with a truck. His car also hit a smaller vehicle behind the truck.
Police later determined that Zhang was primarily responsible because he had violated traffic laws by driving into the opposite lane, while the truck driver bore secondary responsibility.
Zhang and his family only suffered minor injuries, but Bai’s were catastrophic.
She suffered spinal cord damage and multiple fractures, leading to paraplegia.