Teenager saves friend from speeding car
- 12 years ago
Fifteen year old Guo Ziaoqi's quick thicking and selflessness saved her friend's life.
When Guo in the green jacket saw a speeding train heading towards them, she pulled her friend out of the road. In the process of doing so, Guo was struck by the van. The impact sent her flying several feet and the van appeared to hesitate before driving off.
Her stunned friend and others tended to the injured teenager until she could be taken to the hospital.
Doctors say Guo suffered a fracture to her pelvic bone as we as injuries to her face, ears and teeth.
Recounting the incident, Guo says it was a split-second decision.
SOUNDBITE: Guo Xiaoqi saying:
"I didn't think much. I only thought that I couldn't let Li Qiaoqiao get hurt because she is my good friend. So I pulled her away."
Today her friends and many others in Mishan City are calling Guo Xiaoqi a hero.
Deborah Gembara, REutters
When Guo in the green jacket saw a speeding train heading towards them, she pulled her friend out of the road. In the process of doing so, Guo was struck by the van. The impact sent her flying several feet and the van appeared to hesitate before driving off.
Her stunned friend and others tended to the injured teenager until she could be taken to the hospital.
Doctors say Guo suffered a fracture to her pelvic bone as we as injuries to her face, ears and teeth.
Recounting the incident, Guo says it was a split-second decision.
SOUNDBITE: Guo Xiaoqi saying:
"I didn't think much. I only thought that I couldn't let Li Qiaoqiao get hurt because she is my good friend. So I pulled her away."
Today her friends and many others in Mishan City are calling Guo Xiaoqi a hero.
Deborah Gembara, REutters