Driver of minibus could get 7 years for toddler's death

Guangdong court hearing hit-and-run case that caused nationwide outcry

A minibus driver, who appeared in court on Friday in Guangdong province to face charges of negligence concerning the death of a 2-year-old girl after the vehicle he was driving ran over her, could face seven years in jail, a lawyer said.

On Oct 13, Hu Jun ran over Wang Yue, and failed to stop to help her on a market street in Foshan, according to a statement from the Nanhai district people's procuratorate.