Yesterday a fatal traffic accident occurred in Sheung Shui. A mother and a son were knocked down by a truck, right outside the entrance of a kindergarten. Mother was dead, and the son was seriously injured.
Perceptually, we would point finger to the truck driver. We think that all truck drivers are careless, or even ruthless. Habitual speeding is their means to early completion of their daily job. Truck drivers are always in a rush to run across the border, for massage and so and so.
However, the Sheung Shui accident could be an exception.
The environment of the scene is prone to accident. According to newspaper report, there are many container sites which surround the kindergarten. Thus, loads of truck with high seat height would commute around. Children from the kindergarten are of tiny size. As a result, truck drivers may have difficulty upon seeing those little boys and girls.
The dead mother may not be used to Hong Kong's road situation. Cars move in opposite direction in China. As recently emigrated from the Mainland for around 6 months, she could have turned her head to left rather than right while crossing the road. So, intuition could be another culprit of the accident.
Lastly, legally speaking, the kindergarten could bear some responsibilities, too. Have reasonable care been taken to the children and parents? The road is full of heavy vehicles, and little children are naughty. So, any signage or arrangement made to facilitate schooling?
Agreed.
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