A couple, who had been engaged to marry in October, were hit by a car while jaywalking hand-in-hand across Bao’an Boulevard in Bao’an District on Monday morning.
The man surnamed Zhou was killed and the woman surnamed Yuan was injured.
A video clip provided by police showed the couple had crossed half of the road and were ready to cross the other half.
At around 2:22 a.m., they stopped in the middle of the lanes for southbound vehicles on the boulevard. Two vehicles flashed their lights to signal them and passed them.
About 20 seconds later, an SUV came traveling in the second lane. The couple attempted to back up to evade the vehicle, but the SUV was moving very fast and knocked them more than 10 meters.
The video showed that there was a footbridge near the scene.
According to Bao’an police, a similar accident happened there earlier this month. On July 4, a man was killed by a car while crossing Bao’an Boulevard.
There is a footbridge not very far from the accident scene, but the victims chose the dangerous way to cross the road. Police advised pedestrians to follow traffic rules. (Han Ximin)