A Canadian tourist who was involved in the death of a Chinese woman at the Great Wall of China has agreed to pay more than £60,000 in compensation to the victim’s family. Cui Hongfang, 73, died in front of horrified family members and holidaymakers after she was knocked over by the 38-year-old Canadian woman. Mrs Hongfang, from Heilongjiang Province in north-eastern China, struck her head in a tragedy that was ruled an accident by police. This photo of Cui Hongfang, 73, was taken shortly before she died at the Great Wall of China . Mrs Hongfang's husband said she fell down the stairs after she was knocked over by a Canadian tourist . The victim’s husband told Chinese media that the tourist was rushing down a steep set of steps on the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall when she bumped into his wife. Mrs Hongfang fell down the steps and died shortly after she struck her head and lost consciousness. Her husband said: ‘The foreigner was moving really fast. She was chasing [someone] and laughing and wanted to go between me and my wife.’ The victim’s family filed a civil lawsuit against the tourist, identified by Chinese media as Debra Fortin, and demanded she be prevented from leaving China after police announced that they would not be laying any criminal charges stemming from the April 8 incident. Cui Hongfang receives care from her family and others after she struck her head and lost consciousness . Police interviewed the tourist, identified by Chinese media as Debra Fortin, and ruled the death an accident . Relatives even went as far as visiting the hotel where the Canadian was staying and attempting to stop her from returning to Canada, Shanghaiist reported. After two days of pre-trial mediation at a court in Beijing the two sides have agreed on a compensation amount of 600,000 yuan (approximately £63,000 or USD$96,000), to be delivered in 15 days, The Beijing News and Shanghai Daily reported. Zhao Fuxing, a lawyer for Mrs Hongfang’s relatives, said the Canadian woman offered a ‘sincere’ apology to the family at court. Mrs Hongfang’s son told Sohu News that the Canadian woman, surnamed Fortin, accepted legal responsibility for the accident. He added: ‘She said a few words in English. We also accept the apology.’ At least two people have died while visiting the Great Wall of China this month. A Chinese woman suffocated after she fell down and lost consciousness on the Badaling section of the wall, and her family accused tourists of failing to help her, Shanghaiist reported.
Cui Hongfang, 73, died in front of her family after she was knocked over .
She fell down a set of steep stairs and struck her head on the stone wall .
Police interviewed witnesses and ruled the woman's death an accident .
Victim's family sued the tourist and attempted to stop her from leaving .