Two dead, 16 injured after Citybus double-decker crashes into truck in Hong Kong
- Bus driver, 59, dead at scene after being thrown from double-decker
- Truck driver, 54, died after being taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Two people died and 16 were injured when a Citybus double-decker slammed into a stationary truck on Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Highway on Monday.
The truck had broken down and remained in the middle lane for about 45 minutes, before the bus heading for Admiralty rammed into it shortly before 10.30am in Yau Ma Tei.
A police source said investigations showed that it took more than half an hour to find a tow truck company which had a free vehicle. He said the accident happened before assistance arrived.
“The truck driver was trying to get something from his vehicle and put it on the road to alert other road users,” Chief Inspector Wong Sai-kwan of the Kowloon West traffic accident investigation unit said.
The bus driver, So Kwok-wai, 59, was partly thrown through the windscreen and was left hanging out of the vehicle, police said. He was declared dead at the scene.
The truck driver, Liem Tan-hung, 54, was hit by the bus and thrown more than 10 metres. He was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, where he was later certified dead. His 39-year-old wife was in the truck and among the 16 who suffered minor injuries.
