Compiled by OON JUN-YANG, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
A SELF-DRIVING car in China got into an accident and knocked down a car salesperson before the owner could drive it out of the sales gallery, reported China Press.
The incident took place at a vehicle sales gallery in Hangzhou on Monday, right after a man purchased an electric vehicle with self-driving capabilities.
Unfortunately, he drove into a salesperson and knocked him down just as he was about to exit the gallery’s compound.
Footage taken by passers-by showed a man on the ground receiving CPR, and police officers and paramedics soon arrived to provide medical assistance.
Witnesses to the incident claimed that the car was moving slowly but accelerated abruptly before ramming into the unsuspecting victim.
According to a source from the vehicle manufacturer, the car was in manual driving mode during the accident.
Apparently, the new owner had mistakenly stepped on the fuel pedal rather than the brake, which caused the accident.
Authorities are still investigating the matter.
> Even though he was a highly sought-after martial arts star, Sammo Hung remained with a film production studio in Hong Kong for two decades out of gratitude, China Press also reported.
The 73-year-old, who attended the Peking Opera Academy along with Jackie Chan, was once so broke that he had to borrow money just for living expenses.
Raymond Chow, an executive at the Golden Harvest film production company, gave Hung HK$4,000 (RM2,104) a month for an entire year with no strings attached, he recalled in an interview with his son on Douyin, China’s equivalent of TikTok.
Even though he has since repaid the debt, Hung said he felt a deep sense of gratitude for the kindness from Chow and chose to continue filming with Golden Harvest unconditionally for 21 years.
Along with his fame, Hung’s pay grew to as much as HK$4mil (RM2.1mil) for his role in the 1985 drama Heart of Dragon, which was also distributed by Golden Harvest.
Despite having a successful film career, Hung said he has never allowed himself to be carried away by his fame.
He added that improved finances allowed him to live a more comfortable life, and that was all.
Hung’s film career spanned more than 50 years, and he was credited with helping reinvent the martial arts film genre in the 1980s.
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.
