Experts call for public to help accident victims

GUANGZHOU - Experts are calling for the Guangdong province government to take steps to restore the public's faith in morality after a 2-year-old girl was run over by two vehicles in the city of Foshan this past week and then received no immediate help from passers-by.

Tan Ankui, an associate professor with the Guangzhou-based Sun Yat-sen University, said local residents should be encouraged to help each other in emergencies and should be praised when they do.

"We should not ask local residents to first collect evidence to protect themselves before they give a helping hand to people in need," Tan said on Monday.