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Indians outraged over child’s death in car crash involving Bollywood actress

Father says four-year-old may have survived if rushed to hospital with actress.

UPDATE: Soon after actress and politician Hema Malini was released from hospital, she offered financial assistance to the families of the victims. Her daughter made a statement:”When the accident took place, my mother as well as the family was not in a condition to comprehend anything but we are sad that a family has lost a dear one.”
 

Indians are decrying “VIP culture” after an injured Bollywood actress was rushed to hospital following a car accident that also killed a four-year-old child. Hema Malini, actress-turned-politician, sustained injuries on her head and legs and reportedly left the scene without checking on the other victims. The father of the child who died said, “had the doctor, who took injured Hema Malini to hospital, taken my daughter along with him, she would have been alive”. Malini’s driver was arrested for allegedly causing the accident.

Malini later expressed “deep sorrow” over the family’s loss: “I can realise the hard time the family is facing after her death. I pray to god to give them strength to bear this loss.”

On Twitter, a man who claimed to witness the accident described the scene: