Driver of BMW arrested after cyclist killed in Kowloon Bay crash
Rider, who was a student and auxiliary policeman, was knocked down at about 11pm on Shing Fung Road on Wednesday night
A driver was arrested on Thursday afternoon on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death after the black BMW sedan he drove collided head-on with a young cyclist near the Kai Tak cruise terminal in Kowloon Bay, who was later pronounced dead.
The 23-year-old rider sustained severe head injuries in the accident which occurred at about 11pm on Wednesday on Shing Fung Road.
He was declared dead at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital a few hours later.
The victim, Leung Wing-hon, was a Shue Yan University student and an auxiliary policeman who was stationed at Ma On Shan police station.
Leung was cycling with his younger brother, Leung Wing-pan, 20, and their male friend, 24, at the time of the accident.
Initial investigations showed that the car, which was travelling east towards the cruise terminal, tried to overtake a bicycle using the opposite lane and then ploughed into the three cyclists, according to a police source.
“[Leung] was thrown into the air, hitting the car’s windscreen and roof before landing behind the vehicle,” the source said. He was taken unconscious to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei, where he was declared dead shortly before 4am on Thursday.