Hong Kong tram driver arrested after girl, 3, dies in accident; sister, 6, grandfather and helper hurt
- Family may have tried to cross road on red light, source says
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Hong Kong police have arrested a tram driver in connection with a traffic accident that left a three-year-old girl dead and three other pedestrians injured, including her sister and grandfather.
Police said on Thursday that they had arrested the man, 48, for dangerous driving causing death and detained him for inquiries over the accident in Western district.
The eastbound tram knocked down the girl, her six-year-old sister, their grandfather, 66, and the family’s domestic helper, 34, outside Kennedy Town Swimming Pool at around 10.44am.
A source said all four were believed to have tried to cross Kennedy Town’s Praya at the junction with Queen’s Road West while the red man traffic signal was on.
The insider said the tram had just pulled away from a stop near the junction at the time.
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