16 hurt by runaway concrete mixer in Lam Tin
Driver loses control, slamming into six vehicles before rolling on its side
Sixteen people were injured yesterday when the driver of a concrete mixer lost control on a road in Lam Tin, with the truck hitting six other vehicles before it rolled on its side and came to a stop.
An 83-year-old passenger on a minibus that was hit was in critical condition. A taxi driver, 54, and his passenger, 33, were both seriously injured after the cab was badly crushed by the runaway truck outside the Kwun Tong police station around lunchtime. A five-month-old baby girl was among the injured.
The driver of the concrete mixer, 28, who was slightly hurt, was arrested for dangerous driving. Police said last night he was in shock and unable to give evidence. The concrete mixer was impounded in Ho Man Tin for inspection, after eastbound traffic was held up for hours on Lei Yue Mun Road.
A Wellcome supermarket truck driver, 39, said the out-of-control concrete mixer suddenly came hurtling down Tseung Kwan O Road behind him and struck his vehicle's wing mirror.
"I was stunned. It really was like watching a stunt scene in an action movie … I am lucky it didn't damage my truck [too badly]," he said.
I was stunned. It really was like watching a stunt scene in an action movie
The concrete mixer then slammed into the taxi, pushing it into railings, he said. The taxi driver was trapped in his cab but remained conscious.
