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Author: Wanting Yang
2020-12-06 22:03
Last update date: 2020-12-06 22:20
A fatal traffic accident occurred on the Saigon Highway today. A foreign cyclist was hit by a fire engine and got involved in the bottom of the vehicle and died.
After investigation by the police, the 54-year-old fire department head named Yao, who was responsible for driving, was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving leading to the death of others and is being detained for investigation. The Special Investigation Team of the Traffic Department of the Police East Kowloon Region is following up on the investigation.
The Fire Services Department expressed deep regret about the incident and stated that it had sent personnel to try to contact the family of the deceased to provide assistance. In the evening, fire department personnel went to the community center in Sai Kung where the deceased was reported to live. To understanding.
At about 7 pm, fire department personnel went to the Sai Kung District Community Center at No. 8 Mei Yuen Street, Sai Kung, where the deceased was reported to live. However, the community center was not open on Sunday, so fire department personnel were unable to contact the staff.
The Fire Services Department expressed its deep regret that a man was killed in a traffic accident involving a fire engine in Sai Kung this afternoon.
The department has sent personnel to try to contact the family of the deceased, hoping to provide all feasible assistance.
The police are investigating the traffic accident. The Fire Services Department will fully assist the police in the investigation and provide all necessary information.
The incident occurred at about 1 o'clock this afternoon (6th) when a fire-fighting ladder truck left along the Saigon Highway towards Kowloon and approached an upward slope near Pak Sha Wan. The fire truck suddenly turned to the left and took a cyclist slowly The 60-year-old Colombian man who went uphill was knocked down and even got involved with his bicycle under the car.
The fire truck then rammed into a private car parked at an avoidance place, continued to shovel the footpath, and stopped after hitting a railing of about 12 meters.
The cyclist was rescued by firefighters and was found dead after being sent to hospital in a coma.
The fire engine and private car drivers also reported unwell and were sent to hospital.
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