A snail car fell off the Lin Cheung Road flyover this morning (22) and hit a school bus. The snail driver was sent to hospital in a coma and died.
The police indicated that the initial indication was that the snail car was traveling at a speed of about 58 kilometers per hour, and various investigations would be carried out based on the speed of the snail car, the performance of its parts and the physical condition of the driver.
As for the body of a hawk left at the scene after the incident, the police believe it has nothing to do with the cause of the accident.
The snail car collided with the school bus after it fell on Lianxiang Road, and the driver of the snail car died.
Inspector Chen Chengzhong of the First Team of the Traffic Accident Special Investigation Team of the Police West Kowloon Region, when explaining the accident this evening, said that the incident happened at about 11:55 this morning. While driving, when approaching the junction of Lien Cheung Road, it suddenly lost control and turned to the right, crashing into the guardrail on the right side of the Shibo, and then fell 18 meters down the road of Lien Cheung Road.
Among them, a school bus traveling southbound along the second line of Lian Cheung Road rammed into the rear of the snail car because it was not restrained enough.
The whole car of the snail car and the front of the school bus were severely damaged. The 67-year-old male driver of the snail car, surnamed Peng Tianluo, was seriously injured in multiple places.
The 64-year-old male driver of the school bus surnamed Huang, and the three school bus female nanny (aged 46, 55 and 74) suffered minor injuries and are receiving treatment at Caritas Hospital.
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Preliminary investigation by the police showed that the snail car was traveling at a speed of about 58 kilometers per hour.
Chen Chengzhong said that the police will conduct various investigations on the accident, including the physical condition of the driver at the time, the mechanical performance of the snail car, the speed of the vehicle and the actual road conditions at that time.
Staff from the Government Laboratory have also arrived at the scene to assist in the search of evidence after the incident, and a report will be reported later.
Police appeal to any witnesses to contact the Special Accident Investigation Team 1 of the Traffic Kowloon West Regional Department at 3661 9023 if they have any information to provide.
Regarding the body of a hawk left on the road after the incident, when asked that he suspected that the driver of the snail truck caused the accident by dodging the hawk, Chen Chengzhong pointed out that the police noticed the corpse of the hawk at the scene, but after a preliminary investigation, it was believed that it had nothing to do with the cause of the accident. .
Chen also pointed out that since the crash involved a crash barrier in this case, the safety of the crash barrier on the road section involved will be handed over to the Road Safety Team for follow-up.
The snail truck crashed into the railings like a cannonball. The speeding car crashed down the bridge and shook the school bus. The concrete mixer flew off the Qingsha Highway.
