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Chinese dad whose daughter died in crash visits junction daily to catch traffic violators

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Chinese dad whose daughter died in crash visits junction daily to catch traffic violators

A grieving father in southeastern China became a citizen watchdog after a collision killed his nine-year-old daughter. On August 1, Wu Zhisheng’s wife was riding an electric bike with their two young daughters through an intersection in Jiangxi province when a turning tipper truck struck them.

Their elder daughter, Zijin, died at the scene, while her mother and five-year-old sister were injured. When Wu rushed to the scene, he found the driver standing beside the vehicle in flip-flops.

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