City Briefs
POLICE TO SEEK ADVICE ON BUS CRASH CHARGES
Police plan to seek legal advice from the Department of Justice on whether to press charges against the driver of a container truck involved in last month's Tuen Mun bus accident that killed 21 passengers. The KMB double-decker plunged 30 metres off a flyover on Tuen Mun Road after a collision with the truck. A decision is expected once the probe into the tragedy is completed. Police said they needed more time to compile the report as they were still waiting for analysis reports from government chemists. The 53-year-old truck driver had his bail extended for two months when he reported back to police last week.
NURSE FIGHTING FOR LIFE AFTER TWO-STOREY FALL
A 35-year-old nurse was last night fighting for her life after she fell two floors from the staff quarters of Tuen Mun Hospital. The woman was found lying unconscious on a first-floor canopy just after 9.30am. Police believe the woman may have slipped while trying to rescue her cat, which was found nearby, from the third-floor canopy
Knifemen attack market workers
A fruit wholesaler and a member of staff were chopped in the arms and backs by a gang of two or three knife-wielding men in Yau Ma Tei. The 53-year-old and his 75-year-old employee were working at his stall in the Yau Ma Tei Fruit Wholesale Market in Reclamation Street when the attack took place at 5.15am. Both were in a stable condition.
