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Yang had been taking a stroll when he was struck by the falling bike. Photo: Weibo
A 78-year-old man in eastern China is in critical condition after being hit by a shared bicycle that fell from a tall building on Friday, mainland media reported.
The man, surnamed Yang, was standing by a ground-floor gate of the building where he lives in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, when a bicycle owned by bike-sharing company Ofo fell from one of the windows above, Jiangxi Television’s City Channel reported.
He was being treated in hospital for bleeding in the brain and several broken bones.
Yang’s daughter-in-law, surnamed Li, told the broadcaster Yang had been resting beside the gate while taking a walk on Friday afternoon when the bike hit him, knocking him to the ground.
Yang was hit as he paused by a gate to the building where he lives. Photo: Weibo
Source: SCMP
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