In 2019, in a fatal car accident on the West Kowloon Highway near the West Tunnel, a city bus crashed into a truck that was parked due to a broken car. The drivers of the two vehicles were also killed, including the 59-year-old city bus captain So Kwok-wai, who had three young children.
After more than 3 years, the tragedy repeated on the slip road from Tuen Mun Highway to Ting Kau Bridge. In the early hours of this (16th) morning, Citybus 962B shook the tailgate of the broken down van. The tailgate was inserted into the bus cab like a knife blade, straight into the long neck of the bus. Department.
The 63-year-old driver named Zhu was seriously injured and died after being sent to hospital.
Automobile experts remind professional drivers that "the less dangerous, the more familiar the road, the more vigilant it is." At the same time, they urged government departments to consider legislation prohibiting tailgates or tailgates on expressways to prevent similar accidents from happening again.
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A fatal car accident occurred on the slip road of Tuen Mun Highway near Ting Kau Bridge. At midnight on Monday (16th), a van broke down on the slow lane and lit the dead flame. The driver opened the rear door of the car to take out the rubber bucket and place it in the rear. Other drivers.
Soon a citybus double-decker bus 962B arrived, and the head of the bus shook towards the tailgate of the van, which was inserted into the cab of the bus like a blade and into the neck of the captain.
The 63-year-old surnamed Zhu was severely bleeding and was in a coma. He was rushed to Renji Hospital, but he died.
The incident seems to be a replica of a fatal car accident on West Kowloon Highway more than three years ago.
At about 10:30 am on March 4, 2019, a truck drove along the West Kowloon Highway to the control area of the West Crossing. Because the broken car was parked on the second left lane, the truck driver got off the truck and unloaded the truck while the truck was called. His wife stayed in the truck. Inside.
When the truck driver opened the tailgate to unload the goods, the Citybus suspected that it was too late to slam into it. The tailgate slashed the front of the city bus like a knife. The truck driver who was in the truck compartment was knocked down. , Involved the truck driver under the vehicle and was certified dead after being sent to hospital.
The citybus driver was also involved under the vehicle and died on the spot. The incident resulted in 2 deaths and 17 injuries.
Li Yaopei: Opening the tailgate loses its buffering effect and affects sight
"(Fatal car accidents on West Kowloon Highway) happen during the day, let alone in the early hours of the morning?" Li Yaopei, president of the Hong Kong Automobile Association, said frankly that the two accidents were very similar.
He explained that with the exception of heavy goods vehicles, all vehicle designs have considered front and rear collision accidents. The "pump handle to pump handle" collision method can reduce the impact force and reduce the chance of casualties.
However, when the tailgate of a van is opened, the pump handle is lost as a buffer, and it also prevents the driver of the following vehicle from observing the "dead flame" and loses the reflective prompting function of the license plate.
He urged government departments to consider legislation prohibiting high-speed companies from opening tailgates or tailgates to prevent similar accidents from happening again and again.
In addition, he reminded professional drivers that "the less dangerous, the more familiar the road, the more vigilant." On the highway, there may be obstacles, broken cars, cats and dogs and other emergencies. Don't take it lightly because of familiar roads.
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