At 9:05 am yesterday morning, a crazy scene unfolded in front of Hexian Hospital on Qinghe Middle Road in Panyu District. Xiao He (a pseudonym), a traffic auxiliary police officer, was run over by a car when he tried to stop a privately owned vehicle from parking illegally. Bystanders and a PLA Armed Police soldier stopped the private car. The driver was eventually taken back to the police station for investigation, while the injured auxiliary police officer required hospital treatment.
Chaos in front of the hospital
Eyewitnesses said that at around 9 am, the Toyota owner dressed in red prepared to drive into Hexian Hospital on the right side of the road. However, as the hospital's parking spaces were already full, he decided to temporarily park his car by the roadside. As the lane was narrow, an auxiliary police officer approached him and asked him to move his car. He refused.
Auxiliary police officer taking photos is beaten up
"That driver was very arrogant; he told the auxiliary police officer that he could issue as many fines as he wanted, and that money was no problem," said Mr Wang, a citizen. Seeing that the owner refused to move his car, the auxiliary police officer took out a camera from the trunk of his police motorcycle to take pictures of the Toyota. At this moment, the owner rushed forward and shoved and beat up the auxiliary police officer. When the auxiliary police officer refused to give up, the Toyota owner snatched the camera from his hands, threw it on the ground, and got in the car, preparing to forcibly leave.
A staff member surnamed Huang at Hexian Hospital described how the auxiliary police officer whose camera had been smashed blocked the car and demanded compensation for government property. For the third time, the owner got out of the car and insulted and beat up Xiao He, snatching his police cap and placing it on top of the car. After getting back in the car, the owner ignored Xiao He who was still blocking the front of the car, stepped on the gas pedal and drove forward. Auxiliary police officer Xiao He was knocked down and fell by the roadside.
The staff member surnamed Huang said that bystanders and a PLA Armed Police soldier passing by surrounded the Toyota and trapped it by the roadside. During this process, the driver actually shouted loudly at the fallen auxiliary police officer: "A good dog does not block the way. Don't pretend to be dead here."
At 9:20 am, reinforcements arrived at the scene and the police officers took the driver back to the police station. The auxiliary police officer Xiao He was sent to Hexian Hospital to receive treatment. Yesterday's incident caused traffic congestion on the Hexian Hospital section of Qinghe Road in Panyu.