Driver arrested after one killed, 17 injured in Hong Kong cross-harbour bus crash

A Citybus driver was arrested after a crash that caused the death of a woman and left 17 other passengers injured.

Police were called to the scene on Lei Yue Mun Road near Lam Tin MTR station public transport interchange shortly before 9pm on Saturday, after a Citybus cross-harbour double decker lost control and crashed.

The route 681 bus, carrying passengers from Ma On Shan town centre to Hong Kong station, rammed into concrete barriers separating the second and third lanes of the four-lane road before flipping onto its side and mounting the pavement.

The 61-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving causing the death of a 42-year-old passenger. The passenger suffered serious injuries to her head and was declared dead at the scene, police said.

Seventeen other passengers were injured. Among them, three were in a serious condition on Sunday, 10 were in a stable condition and the rest had been discharged from hospital.

A male passenger said the bus was travelling fast at the time.