Driver distracted by phone knocks mum down

Compiled by C.ARUNO,RAGANANTHINI VETHASALAM AND R. ARAVINTHAN

CHECKING his phone nearly turned into a family tragedy for a motorist in China’s Zhejiang province after he rammed into a motorcyclist in front of him, only to find out that he had knocked his mother down, China Press reported.

CCTV footage showed a car crashing into an electric motorcycle from behind, causing the motorcyclist to fall onto the road.

When the motorist, whose name was Chen, got out of his car and tried to help the victim, he was stunned to see that it was his mother.

Chen made a police report and immediately rushed his mother to hospital. Fortunately, the woman only suffered scratches.It was later revealed that Chen had lost his focus on the road after glancing at his phone for a few seconds.

> The actress who scandalised Hong Kong show business four years ago with her fling with married singer Andy Hui has put the past behind her and married a musician.

Jacqueline Wong (pic), 34, got hitched to her fiance Lai Man Wang, 48, in a low-key ceremony on Friday, China Press reported.

She had kept the wedding under wraps and guests were chauffeured to the location.

One of Lai’s friends told the press that the guests were respectful of the couple’s wish to have a hush-hush wedding.

“Lai Man Wang wanted it to be low-key. That was how the they wanted the wedding reception to be, so we did it for them,” he said.

During the ceremony, Lai declared his appreciation for Wong.

Wong’s former boyfriend Kenneth Ma congratulated her during a TV interview, saying,: “Here’s wishing that they grow old together and remain sweet to each other.”

In 2019, Wong, who was dating Ma at the time, was caught kissing Hui inside a taxi.

The scandal grabbed headlines in Hong Kong press for months and marred Wong’s career opportunities.

She has made a career transition to music since the incident, releasing a music video titled Crown Me on Feb 14.

The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.