The girl had suddenly appeared between two stationary vehicles in Institution Hill when she was hit.
A coroner’s inquiry into the death of Zara Mei Orlic on June 26 revealed that Zara had dashed across Institution Hill in River Valley on Jan 23 when the accident happened.
When assisting officer Jeanice Lim asked how long it took for Zara to be visible in the in-car camera footage when she was hit, SI Firdaus replied that it was one second. She was bleeding from her nose and mouth, was not responsive, and had a faint pulse. She was taken to Singapore General Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The autopsy revealed that the cause of her death was head injury.SI Firdaus said that according to the car driver, a 40-year-old woman who was arrested after the incident, she was driving home along Institution Hill after picking up her two children from school.
Zara Mei Orlic was on Jan 23 taken to Singapore General Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. PHOTO: COURTESY OF NICK ORLIC SI Firdaus said it was not the first time the maid had used this route to jaywalk with the children after picking them up from pre-school.
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