Truck driver, 49, arrested after fatal crash at bus stop in Hong Kong
Suspect arrested over dangerous driving causing death, day after police apprehended truck owner
The driver of a truck involved in a recent fatal in Hong Kong crash has been apprehended, the Post has learned, marking the second arrest in connection with the accident.
A source said on Wednesday that officers arrested the 49-year-old man over dangerous driving causing death.
The suspect allegedly drove the truck that rammed into a bus stop on Chatham Road North on Tuesday morning.
A woman, 50, died after getting trapped beneath the truck, while a 33-year-old woman suffered injuries to the left side of her pelvis, knees and right palm.
The truck driver had fled the scene after the crash.
On Tuesday, police arrested a 34-year-old man in connection with the crash. The Post has learned he is the owner of the truck and that he was still in police custody as of Wednesday afternoon.
In a dashboard video from another vehicle that circulated online, the truck appeared to lose control after skidding and swerving across the slow lane, narrowly avoiding a bus.