The school bus which crashed into a car in Western on Monday, killing two men and injuring 16 children, had swerved to avoid a child, the bus owner said yesterday.
The bus was being driven by its owner's son, Nam Wai-ho, 25. The owner said the driver had swerved to avoid a child in Hill Road, before colliding with a car whose two occupants died.
Earlier, after dropping off pupils at two schools in Western, the same bus had collided with a public light bus, injuring two people.
The school bus was yesterday in the traffic police pound in Quarry Bay, being inspected for possible mechanical problems.
Senior Inspector Leung Chi-tim of the Hong Kong Island Traffic Unit said an initial report was expected to be completed today.
Nam was released on $5,000 police bail.
