Hong Kong woman dies after being trapped under bus in Tsim Sha Tsui crash
Police say driver passed out before crash; they are investigating whether he was taking drugs
Police have arrested a bus driver after he reportedly passed out at the wheel before his double-decker mounted a pavement, hitting and killing a female pedestrian in Tsim Sha Tsui on Thursday.
The Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) driver, 40, was arrested for dangerous driving causing death and driving under the influence of drugs. By 6pm yesterday, he was still being held for questioning.
It was one of two fatal traffic accidents in the city within six hours. The other crash happened in Discovery Bay on Lantau at about 12.15pm when a bicycle and private bus collided, claiming the life of a Korean-American cyclist aged 40.
The KMB double-decker, which was on Sau Mau Ping-bound route 1A, struck some railings and mounted the pavement outside exit A1 of Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station at the junction of Nathan Road and Haiphong Road at about 6am.
Lam Bo-bo, 26, was waiting to cross the road when she was struck and trapped under the bus. She was sent unconscious to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei, where she was certified dead at about 7am.
The victim’s family told police she was on her way to her home in Tuen Mun after finishing work at a Tsim Sha Tsui pub.