Three killed, 56 injured in Shau Kei Wan bus crash
Three people died and 56 were injured when two double-decker buses and a taxi collided in Shau Kei Wan on Monday.
Three people died and 56 people were injured when a taxi and two double-decker buses collided in Shau Kei Wan on Monday.
The crash happened at the junction of A Kung Ngam Road and Chai Wan Road at 11.38am, police said, as the New World First Bus approached Chai Wan Road driving downhill.
The bus first had minor collisions with two private cars, and then moved into the opposite lane to hit a taxi and a KMB travelling along the lane.
The three who died were all in the taxi - the driver and his two passengers, both of whom have been indentified as foreign nationals. One of the passengers was confirmed to be Swedish. The three were trapped inside the taxi for more than an hour before firemen were able to cut them free from the wreckage.
Fifty-six people on the buses, one from First Bus and another from KMB, were injured, including the two drivers. Most of the injured received treatment on the roadside at the scene, but others were sent to three nearby hospitals for treatment.
One person is in critical condition, five are in serious condition, and 15, stable. Thirty-five people were treated and discharged from hospital.