China: Rush hour accident with a taxi kills expat scooter rider in Shanghai

A foreigner was killed this morning when his scooter was hit by a taxi on downtown Wulumuqi Road, according to xinmin.cn (further reported by shanghaidaily.com). The accident happened around 7:30am near intersection of Wulumuqi Road and Hengshan Road in Xuhui District. The victim was a man and his identity has not been disclosed. Witnesses said he was riding a scooter when he was knocked off by the taxi. One witness said he heard a big noise and then saw the foreigner lying on the sidewalk close to a Blue-Alliance taxi. Read article