At 6 o'clock in the evening on New Year’s Eve (31st), a horrific car accident occurred in Yau Ma Tei. A red minibus driving from Jordan to Chi Lok Garden in Tuen Mun was turned into Canton Road from Ningpo Street and knocked down a 70-year-old man. The male passerby dragged him under the vehicle. The driver continued driving without noticing it. He dragged the passer-by for about 17 kilometers and drove to the Biti Peninsula in Sham Tseng section before exposing the incident.
During this period, no one in the car, including the passengers, was aware of it.
The chairman of the minibus chamber of commerce considered the incident "unbelievable" and suggested that the driver of the minibus should open the side window next to the driver's seat during driving to detect road conditions.
The Public Light Bus General Chamber of Commerce Ling Zhiqiang thought the incident was "unimaginable". The red minibus involved was not a green minibus and would "pick up and drop off passengers" along the way. Passengers should be able to witness it, but everyone would not be aware of it along the way, so he felt puzzled. .
He also pointed out that if the injured person is involved in the bottom of the car, the minibus will be very wobbly during driving, and the driver should get out of the car for inspection. It is difficult not to notice.
He guessed that the windows next to the driver had a chance to be fully closed at that time, so that he could not hear the call for help or reminders of passers-by. He suggested that when the minibus is driving, the driver should open a small slit in the window so that he can detect his surroundings even if unfortunately in an accident. Environmental sound, timely detection of incidents.
Zhang Hanhua, chairman of the Hong Kong Public Light Bus Owners and Drivers Association, said that accidents are rare. Under normal circumstances, a driver knocks a passer-by on the road and he can definitely detect it in front of the windshield.
He estimated that there was a chance that the injured could be caught from the side under the car, so that the driver could not pay attention.
The driver who was involved in the accident was 70 years old. He pointed out that the minibus industry was not picking up, and there was a lack of young people to "take over". Nowadays, most of them are driven by experienced and old drivers.
The Yau Ma Tei minibus hits a pedestrian and drags the underside of the vehicle for 17 kilometers to Sham Tseng. The injured was found dead on the spot
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