2 drivers arrested after elderly Hong Kong woman knocked down and dies
- Woman, 73, was hit outside iclub Mong Kok Hotel on Anchor Street in Tai Kok Tsui at around 10.05am
Two drivers have been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death after an elderly woman was struck by a truck and then a delivery van in Hong Kong.
The 73-year-old woman was hit outside the iclub Mong Kok Hotel on Anchor Street in Tai Kok Tsui at around 10.05am on Wednesday.
The force said the delivery van driver, 45, called police and told them his vehicle had hit the woman, who became trapped underneath. First responders eventually freed the victim, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Both men were arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death, while the truck driver was also suspected of failing to stop and make a report after an accident.
A police spokesman said the truck driver, 46, and his vehicle, were found just before 1pm in the Pat Heung area of Yuen Long, about 20km (12 miles) from the scene.
As of Wednesday evening, the two men were still being held for questioning.