San Po Kong traffic accident | 23-year-old community officer was killed after get off work and his parents were crying on the road to Hong Kong to worship

Yesterday (31st) New Year’s Eve, a fatal car accident occurred in San Po Kong. A BMW private car shoveled the pedestrian road into the money transfer shop. Three men and two women were knocked down. One of the 23-year-old female passers-by died on the spot. Another 63-year-old male passerby died of his injuries after being sent to hospital.

The police arrested a 25-year-old male driver on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death.

Among them, the 23-year-old female deceased Shi Wuyang served as a community officer.

Nearly 50 relatives, friends and colleagues of the deceased returned to the accident site this afternoon for the road ceremony. The parents living in the Mainland were shocked by the bad news and came to Hong Kong to do their own affairs for their daughter. They couldn't help crying during the road ceremony.

Nearly 50 people, relatives, friends and colleagues of the deceased went to Dayou Street to make sacrifices.

(Photo by Chen Aoqi)

The deceased woman’s clothing was hung on the railing, and the parents who came from the Mainland to Hong Kong for the funeral wailed with excitement.

(Photo by Chen Aoqi)

It is understood that Shi Wuyang, the deceased woman who was unfortunately killed, worked as a community officer after graduating from Lingnan University and enthusiastically served the neighbourhood. The woman deceased originally left the office yesterday and went home via Dayou Street to take a bus to Tszyun Mountain. It is the only way to go every day.

At 4 o’clock this afternoon, nearly 50 people from the deceased’s relatives, friends and colleagues went to Dayou Street for a road sacrifice. The police pulled up the cordon and Taoist priests hung up the deceased’s clothing on the railings. First cousins ​​and sisters came forward to worship, bowed and shouted. "Return to Li La."

The parents living in Shantou, the mainland, were shocked and stricken last night. They immediately came to Hong Kong to deal with the affairs of their daughter. They were emotionally crying and needed support during the road sacrifice. Then relatives and friends sent them away in a taxi.

In addition, more than 20 former colleagues in the office of parliamentarians and colleagues from the East Kowloon Residents Organization Association also came forward to hug and cry.

Former DAB member of the Kwun Tong District Council, Ho Han-wen, couldn't help crying when he was interviewed by "Hong Kong 01", saying that the colleagues in the entire office were very sad and some of them needed emotional counseling.

He Zhi worked with Shi for half a year and described her as active and capable, and quite quiet. He recognized the body with Shi Wuyang's relatives last night. The body was terrible. He criticized "The driver who caused the accident is so irresponsible and drives fast in busy places." .

Another male deceased, Li Yongqiang, lived in Tang Ming Court, Tseung Kwan O. Today, a notice from the Ministry of Transport of Kowloon East was posted on the iron gate of his residence, asking the family of the deceased to contact the police.

According to the neighbourhood, the deceased’s mother passed away a few years ago. There were two siblings facing him. Li worked as a plumber. He would also help if there was a power failure in the building. It is known that Li Yongqiang worked in San Po Kong, and suspected that he would pass by after get off work. There was a street, and it ended up in a fatal accident.

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At 6:10 pm yesterday evening, a BMW private car drove along the road at high speed, lost control and rammed into the back of a taxi, then shoveled the pedestrian road and hit the iron gate of a money transfer shop on the ground. Many passers-by were unable to avoid being hit by a private car. However, Shi Wuyang and Li Yongqiang died of injuries.

The 25-year-old male driver of a private car surnamed Wu was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death.

Many citizens brought white flowers to the scene today to mourn, put the flowers on the iron fence on the side of the road, and occasionally passers-by put their hands together to worship.

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