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Clifford Lo

A cabbie who said he fell asleep at the wheel was arrested for dangerous driving after his taxi crashed at a work site in Kwun Tong, killing one worker and injuring two others.
 The 43-year-old man, who had been driving for about 12 hours before the crash at about 5am yesterday, was released on HK$10,000 bail and must report back to police today. 
The accident occurred in Tseung Kwan O Road near  Lam Tin fire station shortly after the taxi left the Tseung Kwan O Tunnel, police said.
Part of a  lane had been closed while a Drainage Services Department contractor inspected an underground sewer, and three trucks were parked at the site.
Cheng Wing-ka, 39, and two colleagues, 31 and 32, had finished their inspection and were preparing to leave when the accident happened. The taxi first ran into the left side of a truck displaying a flashing arrow, then continued on and hit the three men, police said. It rolled on for about 30 metres and came to a stop after mounting a footpath, with both tyres on the right side burst. 
Cheng was thrown into the air and suffered serious head injuries. His colleagues suffered minor injuries.
'The cabbie told us that he fell asleep at the time of the incident. He woke up as the taxi rammed into the truck,' an officer said. The driver had been on the way to meet his morning-shift driver, the officer said.
The injured workers were taken to United Christian Hospital in Kwun Tong, where Cheng was declared dead at 5.14am. The 32-year-old man was in satisfactory condition and the other was discharged after treatment.
The Drainage Services Department said safety measures such as lighting, signs and barriers had been in place at the work site. A spokesman said the inspection had been going on for the past few nights.
Police said the location was not a traffic accident black spot.  
Anyone with information  can contact police on 2305 7500.



Sleepy cabbie held for death crash