Burst
Written by: Lu Jiayu
2019-12-27 22:11
Last updated: 2019-12-27 22:14This afternoon, a KMB bus at Lai Chi Kok Depot turned over on the rooftop. No one was injured or trapped. KMB indicated that the incident would be dealt with seriously. The employees involved were suspended immediately and a disciplinary investigation was initiated. It is understood that the incident involved several bus captains. It was suspected that someone was driving a bus while playing an accident.
The bus in question was a rental bus for Sunshine Bus. It was once referred to by KMB as a "Super Time Bus" when it was introduced in 1998. It was subsequently retired in 2016. Two of them were transferred to Sunshine Bus for rental services.
Broken front glass
The scene of the incident was the rooftop of the Lai Chi Kok Depot in KMB. Police received a report from the staff at about 2.37 pm that a bus was turned over at the site. No one was injured or trapped during the incident. As seen at the scene, the bus in question turned to the right, the upper front glass was shaken off, and the lower front glass was also severely damaged. Engineering personnel were present to understand the incident, and the trailer was also present. Zhang Ziqi, the first vice chairman of the Automobile Transportation Industry Federation, said that it is a rare accident for a bus to roll over inside a depot. Because the speed of a bus in a depot is generally not too fast, he said he is still understanding the cause of the incident.
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KMB responded that a non-franchised bus for renting at Lai Chi Kok Depot was involved in an accident while driving inside the plant. No one was injured in the incident and has been reported to the police. In the evening, KMB responded that it would take the incident seriously, and the employees involved were suspended immediately and a disciplinary investigation was initiated. It is understood that the incident involved several bus captains. It was suspected that someone was driving in a bus while playing an accident, and the person concerned was questioned after the incident and once refused to admit it. It is reported that KMB never condoned the incident.
Formerly known as `` Super Time Bus ''
The model of the KMB overturned this time is the Neoplan Centroliner. This model was first introduced by KMB to Leopold in Germany in 1998. At that time, KMB referred to this bus as a "super-time bus", including a The body-type stainless steel body with chassis provides good shock absorption and reduced noise. It is also equipped with electronic periscopes and LCD dashboards. The model mainly runs New Territories routes, including Tuen Mun, Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long, etc. NWFB also introduced the Neoplan Centroliner in 2000 and called it "New Mileage NWFB."
Retired since 2016
However, in 2006, KMB found that this model often used slopes and expressways, which would cause severe wear of the bus chassis, and arranged for one of the buses to be returned to Germany for inspection and research, and finally to strengthen the chassis to solve the problem. The model began to retire at the end of 2016. By February this year, all Neoplan Centroliner franchised bus services have been retired. KMB transferred two of its Neoplan Centroliners to the Sunshine Bus last year for rental services. The bus involved in this accident used the shuttle bus route from Diamond Plaza Hollywood Plaza to Kai Tak Cruise Terminal.
[Bus overturning / multiple pictures] Employees involved in the overturning of KMB Lai Chi Kok Depot were suspended
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