Car accident in Korea leaves Macau woman in coma

A local woman fell into a coma after being hit by a car in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. Her husband sustained bone fracture in his leg from the accident. The accident happened at 3 p.m., on January 17 when the couple was sightseeing at the Ewha Woman’s University in the country’s capital. As they walked across a zebra crossing, they were hit by a car that had slipped down a slope. The driver was not in the car, although the engine was on. It is suspected that the driver forgot to apply the parking brake. Both Macau and mainland authorities are in touch with the injured and providing all possible assistance.

Police lift charge on assault suspect

A police officer has lifted his charge against a woman who verbally assaulted him and damaged government property at a police station. The mainland woman, surnamed Huang was charged with aggravated insult and vandalism. On February 17, 2018, the woman acted violently toward the police officer. The police officer took the woman back to the station as she remained emotionally unsettled. The case had already reached court but the woman was absent from the first hearing. It is unclear why the officer opted to drop the charge.

Fire Services test response to mock fire on LRT

The Fire Services Bureau (CB) and the Sociedade do Metro Ligeiro de Macau, SA, have held a drill to test the response from the services to a hypothetical outbreak of fire at the Light Rapid Transit (LRT). The drill took place on the evening of January 21 and was staged at the LRT Station of the Taipa Maritime Terminal. The exercise simulated a situation in which the first car of LRT train heading from the Taipa Maritime Terminal to Airport Station had smoke inside it, and then lost power, prompting the staff from LRT company to initiate the emergency procedures. In the process, the staff from the LRT evacuated the train, helping the passengers on board to return to the Maritime Terminal station on foot through an emergency escape route. The CB deployed a total of nine emergency vehicles and 31 firemen to the scene and, in accordance with the rescue plans, entered the train to rescue any passengers in need and transport the injured or affected to the hospital.