New driver

A DRIVER surnamed Zhang who got her driver’s license six months ago hit a fee-collection pavilion at Songpingcun housing estate in Nanshan District, killing a worker Aug. 25.

The worker was working at the exit-entrance of the parking lot when he was knocked down by Zhang.

Police are determining the responsibility for the accident.

Route dispute

A WOMAN surnamed Chen in Longhua District complained that she had been forced out of a cab after a dispute with a Didi driver over the route Aug. 7, according to the Southern Metropolis Daily on Thursday.

The driver surnamed Yang, who is in his 40s, even followed her for hundreds of meters, verbally assaulting her along the way, Chen claimed. On the second day after Chen filed the complaint, she received a threatening call and found that Yang was still working for Didi.

Visual problems

FIVE in every 10 students in the city experience visual problems, according to a report released by Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Among students of grades 1 to 5, the rate of visual deterioration is 41.85 percent, while in grades 10-12, the rate increases to 82.86 percent.

Using electronic devices for long periods and spending insufficient time doing outdoor activities are causes of near-sightedness.

New school life

THE 1,700 students who have been enrolled by Sun Yat-sen University Shenzhen will temporarily study in Guangzhou, as the Shenzhen campus is still under construction.

The Shenzhen campus in Guangming New Area covers 145 hectares and is expected to be completed in 2021.