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Hong Kong taxi driver in Tai Po crash that killed 2 charged with dangerous driving causing death

  • The 63-year-old cabby is accused of running a red light before ploughing into a crowd of pedestrians at a busy crossing on Kwong Fuk Road
  • A four-year-old boy remains in critical condition, while his pregnant mother and another victim are still at Prince of Wales Hospital

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People offer prayers at the site of a fatal accident on Sunday in Tai Po. The taxi driver involved has been charged with dangerous driving causing death. Photo: Sam Tsang
Clifford Lo
The driver of a taxi that ploughed into a crowd of pedestrians at a busy crossing in Tai Po on Sunday – killing two people and injuring seven – has been charged with one count of dangerous driving causing death.
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Mok Pui-wa, 63, stands accused of causing the death of 59-year-old Cheng Kwan-hoi while behind the wheel of his cab on Kwong Fuk Road on Sunday morning.

The driver was not present when the case was heard at Fanling Court on Tuesday afternoon. Court prosecutor Alan Yau Sik-lun said Mok was still in hospital due to a fever.

Magistrate Raymond Wong Kwok-fai adjourned the case to Friday pending Mok’s discharge and ordered the driver to remain in police custody.

Two people died on Sunday after a Hong Kong taxi cab ploughed into a group of pedestrians as they crossed a street in Tai Po. Photo: Felix Wong
Two people died on Sunday after a Hong Kong taxi cab ploughed into a group of pedestrians as they crossed a street in Tai Po. Photo: Felix Wong
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While Tuesday’s charge concerned only the first fatality tied to the crash, the prosecutor said outside court there could be additional charges depending on future developments.

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