On the evening of New Year’s Day (1st), a serious traffic accident occurred on Cannes Road, opposite Sunrise Lohas Park, Tseung Kwan O. The 31 passengers on the bus experienced a shocking experience and were thrown from their seats and fell to the ground. The seat was trapped, and it took half an hour for firefighters to rescue it. Fortunately, no serious casualties were caused by the accident, and only 12 people were slightly injured.
Police yesterday arrested the 55-year-old male bus driver on suspicion of dangerous driving.
He has been released on bail pending further investigation and must report to the police in early January.
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 incident happened at about 5:00 p.m. yesterday. The New Bus 796P involved was driving from Cannes Bus Station to Tsim Sha Tsui. When it arrived at Cannes Road, it suspected that it hit a rock wall and then shoveled onto the pavement. After sweeping down about 8 meters of railings, The slope of the grassy slope slid down, and finally lost its balance and rolled over.
A reporter from "Hong Kong 01" returned to the scene of the incident at 8 o'clock this morning (2nd) to inspect. It can be seen that the bricks laid on the pedestrian pavement were scattered, the small trees on the grass slope and the barbed wire fence were overwhelmed, and there were pieces of car window glass on the ground.
As for the Legislative Council Members and District Councilors who mentioned yesterday that since the opening of the Cross Bay Bridge attracted people from other districts to visit, there were problems of illegal parking or people-vehicle competition in the area of Cannes Road. I hope the police and the authorities will pay attention.
At around 10:00 in the morning, some people were seen riding bicycles on the road, and at Jun Ying, a private housing estate near Lohas Park, police officers were present and issued tickets to the vehicles.
According to on-site news, the traffic flow in the Lhasa Park area has increased recently, but the illegal parking situation at the location where the incident occurred is not serious.
▼The scene of the incident on January 2nd▼
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Mr. Xiao, a resident of Cannes Sunrise, said that the traffic on the road where the incident occurred was not congested, and the road surface was not narrow. He did not know the actual cause of the incident.
He did not pay attention to illegal parking there, but believed that if there were vehicles illegally parked, it might affect the driving of the bus.
After the opening of the Cross Bay Bridge, the traffic in the area is smoother than before, and there is no congestion.
▼New Bus hoisting and towing situation on January 1▼
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▼The scene after the accident on January 1▼
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The NWFB 796P double-decker bus overturned at the opposite of Lohas Park, Tseung Kwan O.
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