A traffic accident occurred in Sai Wan Ho at about 4 o'clock this afternoon (21st). A white private car lost control at No. 126 Sai Wan Ho Street and shoveled the pavement, hitting three motorcycles parked on the site.
The two passersby could not avoid it.
Among them, the 67-year-old man who was knocked down was seriously injured and was sent to the Eastern District Hospital for emergency treatment, but was later confirmed to be dead; the other 51-year-old man suffered minor injuries to his head and was sent to the hospital for treatment.
As seen at the scene, the two shops opposite the crash location were not open for business, avoiding disaster.
On-site information indicated that the 60-year-old male driver involved was the owner of an aquarium near the scene. He was taken to a police car for investigation. He was later arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and is being detained for investigation.
A male injured person was trapped in the front left of the car after being hit, and several passers-by stepped forward to assist.
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Neighbor Mr. Gong passed by the scene after the car accident. He said that when he saw the injured male fell to the ground, he was unconscious, leaving a large pool of blood on the ground, in a terrifying state.
The front of the private car involved in the accident was damaged.
According to on-site information, the driver was the owner of the aquarium in a nearby shop. At that time, he parked his private car outside the aquarium gate. He was suspected of losing control while driving. He rushed forward about 8 meters and shoveled the pavement. He also crashed a sign and affected 3 motorcycles parked on the site. .
The police were present at the scene to investigate the incident and the cause, and brought the driver to the police car. Some neighbors said that the man who was knocked down was working as a taxi driver during the night shift, and usually waited for the handover nearby.
Police said the Special Investigation Team of Traffic Hong Kong Island is following up the investigation.
Anyone who witnessed the accident or has information to provide is urged to contact investigators on 3660 6815.
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