Spurned China lover stages car crash hurting ex and her father in bid to save relationship, shocking many on social media

Man from China sets up collision, thinks it will help win back girlfriend, write off US$140,000 debt he owes her. — SCMP

A man in China deliberately crashed his car into his girlfriend and her father in a misguided attempt to save their relationship, shocking many people on social media.

The man, surnamed Rao, from southern China’s Guangdong province, staged the collision because he thought it would help him win back her love and get him out of repaying the 1mil yuan (US$140,000) he owed her, Chinese media outlet Hongxing News reported on July 23.