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Written by: Peng Kaixin, Zhu Yashuang, Kong Fanxu, Yu Ruijing, Huang Diwen, Lin Zhenhua, Lu Ningmin, Lu Jiayu
2019-12-18 16:42
Last updated: 2019-12-19 00:25A fatal traffic accident on KMB on Fanling Highway caused six deaths and 39 injuries. At 4:00 pm today (18th), a KMB Route 978 carrying more than 50 people traveled along Fanling Highway towards Sheung Shui and headed out of Song Pak Au. It suddenly hit the collision barrier and hit the tree. The upper left body A man and a woman were thrown out of the car and died. The other two men and two women fell down on the upper floor and the stairs. A temporary mortuary was set up on the scene. 39 people were injured, and the most injured were only 3 years old. 28 ambulances arrived. Rescued and sent the injured to 4 hospitals. The 56-year-old captain was arrested for driving dangerously and causing death.
The bus involved in the bus crashed badly. (Photo by Huang Diwen)
KMB crashed into the hurdle and hit the tree roof to drive two passengers away
At 4:15 pm, a KMB route 978 headed from Wan Chai North to Huaming Village, Fanling. Follow the left lane of Fanling Highway towards Sheung Shui. It will suddenly depart from the slow line across Songbai Au and crash into the left. After the anti-collision barrier, rushed to the big tree outside the fence seven meters ahead, and now stopped a few meters before the dash. There are no brake marks on the ground. The roof on the upper left was detached from the roof and the wreckage was hung from a tree. The body was severely damaged. A man and a woman on the upper floor were thrown out of the car, many were injured, and some were unconsciously hung outside the body. Some passengers saw many people falling down the stairs, some people threw out the car, and the upper compartment was "blurred, and some people" dismembered "and broke their feet."
There was a lot of blood on the bus body. (Photo by Huang Diwen)
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Temporary morgue at the scene of six dead and 39 injured
A large number of fire and ambulances arrived to rescue the scene. The man outside the vehicle was certified dead at the scene. Two other people fell on the upper floor and one fell on the staircase. A temporary mortuary was set up on the scene. He was certified dead and six of the dead were between 31 and 59 years old. A classification station for injured persons was also set up at the scene. 39 injured persons were sent to four hospitals for treatment, aged between 3 and 74, and 6 of them were serious. Due to the large number of wounded, the North District Hospital has an interdepartmental emergency support station. About 30 police officers were present at Nethersole Hospital. The hospital set aside a place for family members to register information and make enquiries. In addition, about 10 passengers were not injured and immediately boarded other passing vehicles and left.
[KMB Bus fatal accident] 39 people were injured in the temporary morgue after the captain was arrested
A temporary morgue was set up at the scene, and at least four bodies were placed on the ground. (Photo by Huang Diwen)
The car captain was arrested for dangerous driving resulting in the death of another person. He is 56 years old. He completed the company's health checkup procedure earlier and proved to be in good health. The car captain was involved in a car crash in 2017. He went to work at about 7 a.m. and the accident was the last transfer today. KMB's Facebook page changed to a black avatar at night to mourn the accident.
[KMB fatal car accident] KMB: The vehicle involved in the accident yesterday, the captain of the vehicle has been involved in a car accident 17
Passenger: The situation was chaotic at the time and someone dismembered and broke his foot
The passengers' belongings were scattered all over the place, and they were even more suspicious. Mr. Pan, who was slightly injured, was sitting by the road waiting to be rescued. He pointed out that he was sitting in the upper rear position of the bus at that time. He could n’t help at the moment when he hit a tree. The staircase had been hit and twisted. Broken foot ", the passenger was very panicked. He helped soothe an old woman, and firefighters arrived to assist them to get out of the car.
An elderly woman wrapped in gauze with a head injury pointed out that at that time the car was quite fast. She sat on the lower floor and fell asleep for a while. "My family was so worried about the injured man, Yin Gong." There was still a lingering moment, "Many people fell down the stairs. I am so grateful and boasted by the bodhisattva."
Passengers witness someone thrown out of the car
The passenger Mr. He thought that the speed was normal at that time. "At that time, the car was full and it was standing." He sat in the second row behind the driver and suddenly heard a loud noise. "At that time, I sifted and thought I hit the front car." I felt very bright when I looked forward, only to find that the entire roof was opened, and the door was not open, but someone was lying outside the door, suspecting that the person was thrown from the upper floor, "I ’m shocked. It should be unconscious. "
An uncle who was slightly injured said that he was sitting in the middle position at that time, "the speed was very fast and many people were injured." Another woman sitting on the upper right side of the bus, with a chin and injured her hand, also said that she saw the passenger sitting in the front of the bus flying out of the car.
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20 people were injured on the upper floor, five people were rescued, and five were seriously injured.
The head of the New Territories North Fire District, Li Mingji, said the fire received an accident report at 4.19 pm involving a bus and a large number of wounded. An ambulance passed the scene one minute after receiving the report. Two ambulancemen immediately got off the vehicle and started rescue. After the other rescue vehicles arrived. The 123 firefighters and rescuers of the fire department were involved in the double-decker bus. The left side of the bus was mostly cut off. Rescuers arrived at the scene and found two seriously injured people on the left side of the bus. They also rescued 20 passengers on the upper level of the bus. People were seriously injured and could not leave the car by themselves. After the personnel stabilized the injuries for them, they needed to use a stretcher to remove them from the bus through the window. The injured were mainly in the front row of the bus. It is believed that most of the injured were sitting on the upper left of the bus when the incident occurred.
28 ambulances rescue 40 people sent to hospital and one died
Wang Luwen, assistant ambulance chief of the New Territories North, said that a total of 27 ambulances were dispatched during the incident, and the St. John Ambulance Team dispatched an ambulance. Five people were certified dead at the scene. The ambulancemen provided initial treatment and shunting for the injured at the scene, using 16 ambulances. The car distributed the injured to four hospitals, 10 to North District Hospital, 10 to Nethersole Hospital, 12 to Pok Oi Hospital and 8 to Tuen Mun Hospital. In the incident, one of the injured was seriously injured with severe bleeding and fractures, and the rest were bruised and bruised.
KMB departs from slow line, hits hurdle before hitting tree, driver arrested for danger
Superintendent Chen Shaoming of the Investigation and Support Unit of the Ministry of Transport of the New Territories North said that at 4.15 pm, a 56KMB bus captain drove Route 978 from Wan Chai North to Hualing Village, Fanling, slowing down left along Fanling Highway The line traveled in the direction of the water, headed towards Songbaijing, departed from the lane and rammed the crash barrier to the left, then crashed into the roadside tree, causing the upper left side of the bus to open, and two passengers were thrown out of the car in an accident. 39 wounded were taken to different hospitals. The driver passed an alcohol breath test and was arrested for driving dangerously and causing death.
Police urge passengers and passing drivers to provide information
Chen Shaoming pointed out that the police will conduct an investigation based on the driver's physical condition, driving attitude, road conditions and the performance of KMB's machinery. The police traffic accident investigation team, criminal investigation team, government laboratory, and fire department will conduct a comprehensive analysis of the accident. Someone has criminal responsibility. Police appeal to passengers who have left the scene and drivers passing by to witness the passing, please contact the police at 36617297 and 3661 7298.
Six dead, two throws outside the car, four upside down upper floors and stairs
Chen Shaoming pointed out that there were no records of accidents involving water bottles and dump trucks at the scene, and the police had not received any reports of traffic conditions affecting trees or branches at the scene. KMB does not have seat belts in every position. The injured were mainly upper passengers. One man and one woman were thrown out of the car. Three of the dead were on the left side of the upper floor.
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