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French woman killed in Hong Kong by car without parking brake.

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A 27-year-old woman who was among eight people injured after a car crash in one of Hong Kong’s busiest nightlife spots died on Saturday evening.

The French woman, who had been in critical condition in Queen Mary Hospital after the Friday night crash, was certified dead at 6.35pm, a government spokesman said. Another woman and a man were listed as in critical and stable condition, respectively, as of 7pm.

A woman, 44, arrested over the crash in the trendy bar and restaurant district of SoHo was a domestic helper who was chauffeuring her employer for a night out, a police source said.

The domestic worker drove her employer to SoHo at around 8pm, parked the car near the top of Peel Street, and they both got out, according to the insider.

As they walked away, the car started to roll down the street and the driver ran after the vehicle but was unable to stop it. It slid down Peel Street, crossed Staunton Street and slammed into a lamp post and injured eight pedestrians, aged 24 to 53.

One woman was trapped underneath the vehicle and at least a dozen bystanders rushed forward to lift the car to free her, a video clip posted on Twitter showed.

The car crashed at the top of a set of stairs above a pedestrian-only section of Peel Street lined with popular bars and restaurants, often packed with weekend revellers.

The arrested woman was charged with dangerous driving causing death and will appear at Eastern Court on Monday.

A woman who was sitting in an outdoor area of a bar on Peel Street at the time of the incident told a television station that when the vehicle rolled down the street, people began yelling and spilled their drinks everywhere.

Most domestic helpers were not legally entitled to drive in Hong Kong, a criminal lawyer said.

“Unless the contract of employment specified that the helper was permitted to drive, then both the employee and employer would have committed a criminal immigration offence of aiding and abetting a breach of condition of stay, which is imprisonable,” he said.

Under the Immigration Ordinance, any person who contravenes a condition of stay is liable upon conviction to two years’ jail and a fine of HK$50,000 (US$6,410).

The lawyer said the case might be used as an example to suggest SoHo should be a pedestrian-only zone in the evenings, as it was crowded with people and had narrow and steep streets.

An employment lawyer said that if the helper was working at the time of the incident then the boss could face civil liability. “The employer can be sued by the injured person, because the employer is liable for acts of the employee whilst the employee is acting in the course of employment,” the lawyer said.

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If they were swapping seats as the witness in the article suggests the FDH would have been about to drive the car home. The boss was not dropping her FDH off to go for a beer. That suggests her boss was driving and was the person who failed to use the handbrake.

According to icable.....Apparently, car was parked on Peel Street incline with driver and passenger in the process of swapping places......can't imagine it was the FDH going out for the night...

The employer should be liable for using the Domestic Helper outside of her responsibilities which are limited to domestic duties. Driving a vehicle is another professional designation.

What is the domestic helper doing chauffeuring her boss around in SoHo? Is it in the contract? Thought they are there to just help nanny kids. Guess not.

The relavancy is that DH are not license drivers. They mention that as a law issue not a racial issue. Need to understand the law and cannot play the woke card at your leisure. Understanding the situation will help people like yourself.

Astonishing that the employer was using her fdh for driving functions- clearly illegal

[Friendo39422]

car still drove better than what it would have if an asian woman were behind the wheel

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FDH - Filipino Domestic Workers in hong kong

[foxfantastic]

Of all the fuckity fucked up things to have happen to someone. I could give two shits about the victim, par for the course for this website; I actually sympathize more with the owner of the vehicle.

Imagine you're having the time of your life: went out to a movie, went shopping, said "what the hell" and splurged on the dinner and the wine, looking forward to a nice, pleasant evening..........and when you go to look for your car, there's cops and looky-loos everywhere, a dead woman under your car, and God knows how much property damage, insurance premiums, fines, criminal charges and what not staring you in the face.

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Originally Posted by foxfantastic ↗

A bunch of bullshit that I just typed.

Also, apparently, I only watched the videos. Didn't read the news article. You're on your own, ladies

[Tornadolen]

getting killed by a fucking piece of shit Nissan, that is the true tragedy

[ouagadougou]

Always look before crossing.