Hong Kong police investigate after video of schoolboy falling from the back of a bus goes viral
- The belt of the student’s schoolbag became entangled with the emergency door and opened it accidentally, police source says
- A teacher from S.K.H. St Peter’s Primary School in Sai Wan says the pupil, who suffered minor abrasions, was sent to a hospital immediately on December 4
Police are investigating a freak accident on December 4 in which a primary pupil fell from his school bus, prompting the vehicle behind to slam on its brakes to avoid him being run over.
A video footage of the accident, which has been circulated widely among parents on social media, was captured by the vehicle behind the bus.
A source in police on Thursday said they were gathering evidence, such as video footage, and would interview the bus driver. Officers from the Hong Kong Island traffic unit are handling the case. No one has been arrested so far.
A teacher from S.K.H. St Peter’s Primary School in Sai Wan said the nine-year-old pupil, who suffered minor abrasions, was taken to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan. He was discharged the same day.
“It was just an accident,” the teacher, Moses Wong Tin-chuen, said.
The boy sat alone in the back row, while his 11-year-old sister was also onboard.