A serious traffic accident occurred at around 5:00 p.m. on Tseung-Mu Australian Day (January 1). A double-decker bus of NWFB line 796P carrying 31 passengers was driving to Cannes Road opposite Cannes at Sunrise. The accident overturned, and 12 people were injured and needed to be sent to Tseung Kwan O Hospital for treatment.
At nearly 10:00 p.m., two cranes at the scene hoisted the New Bus involved in the accident, and saw that the body was seriously damaged. The police arrested the 55-year-old driver involved in the incident on suspicion of dangerous driving, and he is being detained for investigation.
The police will investigate the cause of the accident based on the performance of the mechanical parts and the driving attitude of the driver.
After the accident, the 55-year-old Xinba driver was fine and stayed at the scene to assist in the investigation.
(Photo by Zhu Yonglun)
The overturned new bus was hoisted by the crane at night.
(Photo by Wang Yiyang)
After the accident, a female passenger who was sitting in the care seat at the time told the story of the incident, saying that the speed of the bus was not fast after leaving the roundabout. A lot of people fell to the ground, and I fell to my rescue, and some people flew to my rescue."
A spokesman for NWFB said that the driver involved had a rest day yesterday, and the accident was his fourth trip today.
Member of the Legislative Council Li Shirong who was present quoted the staff of the bus company as saying that the male New Bus driver involved was 55 years old and had 13 years of driving experience.
Li Shirong also said that the bus driver told his company colleagues afterwards that he was distracted by suspected obstacles on the road at the time of the incident, causing the tires to scrape against the road, and then shoveled on the pavement, broke through the railings, fell into a concave spot on the side of the road and turned over, but the real The cause of the accident is under investigation by the police.
A double-decker bus on route 796P of NWFB rolled over at 5:00 p.m. today (January 1) outside Lohas Park, Tseung Kwan O. Rescuers arrived at the scene to save the injured.
(Photo by Wang Yiyang)
The Transport and Logistics Bureau stated that the scene of the accident was not a traffic black spot, and was aware that the Transport Department had ordered the bus company involved to fully cooperate with the police investigation to understand the cause of the accident and avoid similar accidents.
The Secretary for Transport and Logistics, Lam Sai Hung, sent condolences to the injured.
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