Hong Kong media: 1 dead and 11 injured in a Hong Kong bus rollover, the driver arrested for driving on the wrong road
[Global Network Comprehensive Reporter Zhao Youping] Hong Kong media reports such as "Dongwang" and "Singdao.com", Hong Kong's Tin Tai Wai bus overturned yesterday (18th), when a double-decker bus passed the bridge deck of Chengyun Road, The suspected driver drove the wrong way and hit the stone pier at the junction and caused an accident. Many passengers were trapped in the car. The accident has caused one death and 11 injuries (including the driver). The police charged the crime of “suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. "The driver was arrested.
According to the report, at 11 o’clock last night, a 88K double-decker bus carrying more than 10 passengers was driving along the Tai Wai section of Tai Po Highway in Tai Wai towards Kowloon. When it reached the junction of Tsing Sha Highway, it suddenly lost control and crashed into the direction. The bifurcation of the Qingsha Highway turned over to the left after the stone pier at the bottom of the bridge. Many passengers in the carriage were caught off guard and were injured.
Superintendent Lin Chuen of the Accident Investigation and Support Unit of the New Territories South Department of Transportation said that at the time of the incident, the bus involved was carrying 2 men and 9 women passengers. It was suspected that the driver "walked the wrong way" when passing the accident and hit the stone pier at the junction. Accident.
According to the report, the driver involved is 58 years old and has been employed in 2003. He has been driving the relevant route for five or six years for 18 years.
He passed an alcohol breath test after the accident and was not involved in drunk driving. He was later reported injured and sent to hospital. The police arrested him on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
At 4 o'clock in the morning on the 19th, the bus involved had been moved. The Hong Kong Transport Department announced at 6:13 that the slip road from the Tai Wai section of Tai Po Road in Sha Tin to Tsing Sha Highway (toward Kowloon) near Shing Wan Road is now available. Unblock.