DRIVER error was the cause of Monday's Aberdeen bus crash, police said yesterday after an examination of the vehicle's braking system found it to be working properly.
A 14-year-old schoolboy was still in critical condition in Queen Mary Hospital last night. Eleven others were satisfactory.
The Citybus double-decker went out of control and toppled over going down Shek Pai Wan Road.
The 45-minute inspection was carried out yesterday morning by a Transport Department vehicle examiner, three engineers and technicians from Citybus and a police traffic accident investigator, Senior Inspector Lau Ho-sun.
'There was no apparent mechanical defect with the bus . . . and the braking system was working properly,' Inspector Lau said.
Gauges on the air brake system showed there was very little pressure when the accident occurred.