The three-year-old girl was the only one who lost her life after being hit by the tram with her older sister and grandfather on Thursday morning. Courtesy Facebook/Horace Ho
A three-year-old girl lost her life in the hospital after the incident of the tram hitting her together with her six-year-old sister and their 66-year-old grandfather in Hong Kong's Western district on Thursday, the report said.
The younger one and her grandfather were stuck underneath the vehicle and later rescued by the emergency personnel, the report added.
Emergency services arrived at the scene after the distress calls, finding the three knocked down opposite the public swimming pool on Praya, Kennedy Town near the junction with Sai Cheung Street at around 10.44 am.
According to the source familiar with the case reported by the SCMP news, the two sisters, their grandfather and the family’s domestic helper, 34, were believed to have tried to cross the street while a red pedestrian traffic light was displayed at Kennedy Town’s Praya at the junction with Queen’s Road West, where they were hit by the eastbound tram.
Police said the young girl lost consciousness as she was being rescued, the older one was bleeding from her head while their grandfather sustained serious head injuries but was still conscious.
Afterwards, the three with their domestic helper were taken to Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu Lam where the three-year-old was confirmed dead.
The police did not mention whether the helper was also hit by the tram but said she had complained of pain in her waist.
Police said the officers from the Hong Kong Island traffic unit are investigating the cause of the accident.
香港3歲女孩與6歲妹妹、爺爺過馬路時被電車撞死
報道稱，週四，香港西區一名三歲女孩與她六歲的姐姐和六十六歲的祖父一起被電車撞倒，在醫院不幸身亡。
報道補充說，小女兒和她的祖父被困在車底下，後來被急救人員救出。
緊急服務人員接到求救信號後趕到現場，發現三人於上午 10 點 44 分左右在堅尼地城海旁靠近西祥街交界處的公共游泳池對面被撞倒。
據《南華早報》報道，知情人士透露，兩姐妹、她們的祖父和34歲的家庭傭工據信在堅尼地城海旁顯示紅色行人交通燈時試圖過馬路。東行電車撞倒。
警方稱，小女孩在獲救時失去了知覺，年長的女孩頭部流血，而她們的祖父頭部嚴重受傷，但仍神智清醒。
其後，三人連同家傭被送往薄扶林瑪麗醫院，三歲男童證實死亡。
發言人沒有提及該傭工是否也被電車撞倒，但表示她曾抱怨腰部疼痛。
警方表示，港島交通組人員正在調查事故原因。
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