SINGAPORE — A four-year-old girl who died after being hit by a car at Institution Hill earlier this year had been taken home by the family's maid on a route against the family's instructions, the coroner's court heard on Wednesday (June 26).
Girl, 4, in fatal River Valley accident was taken by maid on route not approved by her parents: TP officer
During the coroner's inquest on Wednesday, Traffic Police Station Inspector Muhammad Firdaus Suleiman, the investigating officer of the case, told the court of the findings detailed in an investigation report. Apart from Zara, the couple has two daughters, with Zara being the middle child. The family lived in a condominium along Institution Hill known as Aspen Heights.
Mr Firdaus said that the maid had been previously instructed by the family to use the signalised pedestrian crossing closer to Institution Hill. If she had done so, she would not have had to cross the road at Institution Hill, which does not have signalised pedestrian crossings. Zara was taken to Singapore General Hospital, where she later died. The maid was separately treated for trauma. CNA understands that she is still with the family. According to the maid, she had screamed for the car to stop, but to no avail. She then informed Zara's father of the accident.In-car camera footage belonging to the driver captured Zara crossing between two stationary vehicles to get to the opposite side of the road when she was hit.
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