Driver on trial for accident that killed 5

A female driver who killed five pedestrians in downtown Hangzhou after her car lost control last summer stood on trial on Friday at a court in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.

The accident, which also injured seven passers-by, happened at 7:05 pm on July 30 when Chen, the driver, lost control of the vehicle while crossing the intersection of Jingzhou Road and Wen'erxi Road in Xihu district.

Chen was wearing a pair of slippers while driving, and mistakenly stepped on the gas, instead of brakes out of panic while crossing the intersection, causing the vehicle to crash into the pedestrians at 132 kilometers per hour, according to the prosecutor.