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Tung Chung Car Accident|The 28-year-old bus driver was arrested for dangerous driving and had an accident in the second transfer after 2 and a half years of employment

2022-12-16T06:36:24.477Z


The deadly car accident in Tung Chung caused 2 deaths and 10 injuries. The police arrested the 28-year-old Long Win bus driver on suspicion of "dangerous driving causing death".


The fatal car accident in Tung Chung caused 2 deaths and 10 injuries. The police arrested the 28-year-old Long Win bus driver on suspicion of "dangerous driving causing death". Investigate the mental state and driving attitude of bus drivers.


New Territories South Regional Traffic (Accident Investigation) Chief Inspector Liu Jinbin briefly described the incident at the scene of the accident, saying that the incident occurred at 9:18 a.m., and the Long Win bus involved was carrying more than 20 people from Yuen Long to Tung Chung.

At that time, there were dense bucket trucks and vans parked on the left side of Yudong Road. Six cleaners were working on the project, four of them were cleaning weeds on the road, and two were resting in the car.

The bus hit the bulk truck first, pushed it forward and then hit the van.

The injured van driver, cleaner and 6 bus passengers (aged 28 to 94) were sent to North Lantau Hospital and Princess Margaret Hospital for treatment respectively. The 52-year-old van driver also died at around 1 p.m. The driver of the Long Win bus was arrested for driving causing death.

The 52-year-old van driver was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, but eventually died.

(Photo by Cai Zhengbang)

Liu Jinbin continued to say that the bus driver has been working for 2.5 years and has been driving this route for about two months. The last rest day is this Tuesday (13th), and today is his second transfer.

Police are investigating the driver's mental condition and driving attitude.

The police appeal to anyone who has information about the accident to call the police hotline at 3661 1344. The case will be investigated by the Special Investigation Team of the New Territories South Traffic Department.

Assistant fire chief Sun Shaowen briefed on the rescue process, saying that the fire department arrived at the scene within 5 minutes of receiving the report, and dispatched 8 fire trucks, 12 ambulances and 69 personnel to rescue.

At that time, there were many injured people at the scene, a total of 5 men and 7 women. One of them was trapped in the right front of the dense bucket truck. It took the firefighters 13 minutes to rescue him. 10 people were bus passengers and passengers of the dense bucket truck. The rear position of the bucket truck.

Acting senior ambulance director Chen Xiaobin added that two of the injured were seriously injured, with fractures of the pelvis and two legs, and the rest were bruised.

Liu Jinbin pointed out that the preliminary investigation showed that the bus did not leave any brake marks; and the road surface work on the site needs to be applied to the authorities. As for whether there is a relevant application, the police are still investigating.

In addition, Liu said that there was no warning sign on the ground, but there was one at the rear of the car. As for whether it was displayed when the accident happened, it is still under investigation.

The footage of the car cam before the accident was exposed


Source: hk1

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