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Emily Hung

One pedestrian was killed and two others were seriously injured when a minibus mounted a pavement and crashed in Hong Kong’s Kowloon City district on Sunday.
Police received a report at around 5.48pm that a minibus travelling along Argyle Street had mounted the pavement outside Kowloon City Court, injuring three pedestrians, 13 passengers and the driver.
The minibus was heading from Mong Kok to Tsz Wan Shan.
Police said three people were seriously injured in the crash, including a 44-year-old pedestrian who was rushed to Kwong Wah Hospital in Yau Ma Tei and later pronounced dead at 7.23pm.

Police classified the case as a fatal traffic accident, and the driver was later arrested.
Online videos show some of the injured sitting on steps outside the court building waiting for help, before being placed on stretchers and taken to ambulances.
They sustained varying degrees of injury, with some able to walk to ambulances unaided.
An injured man said: “[The minibus] was going straight, paused for a moment in the middle of the road, and then made a quick turn of the wheel and flew over.”
The crash happened in wet weather, with dashcam footage showing a pedestrian holding an umbrella being knocked over from behind as the minibus mounted the pavement.

The minibus’s crumpled front section was wedged into a concrete planter, with glass strewn around. Passengers were taken out of the minibus via the rear door.
Some roadside metal railings and a road sign were knocked over, while debris, including a sports shoe, was scattered near the vehicle.
At least five ambulances and fire trucks were deployed.
Police cordoned off the scene, with officers seen gathering evidence and speaking to witnesses.
The Transport Department said some sections of the Kowloon City-bound lanes of Argyle Street near the court were closed to all traffic because of the accident.


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14 others also hurt as vehicle crashes outside Kowloon City Court