Four injured as Hong Kong double-decker bus mounts pavement, leaving 25m trail of destruction
Driver tells police he stepped on accelerator instead of brake while making left turn
A double-decker bus mounted the pavement and mowed down some scaffolding, railings, a traffic sign and a lamp post in the New Territories on Wednesday morning, leaving a 25-metre trail of destruction.
Initial investigations showed the driver apparently hit the wrong pedal at the time of the crash, which happened in Sha Tin at about 5.15am.
The Kowloon Motor Bus double-decker on route N271 was negotiating a left bend on Sha Tin Centre Street when it careered out of control, said Albert Chang Ching-man, an inspector from the New Territories South traffic unit.
“The driver claimed he accidentally stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake pedal while making a left turn,” he added.
Chang said the vehicle mounted the pavement outside phase three of New Town Plaza, where it knocked down a 25-metre section of metal railings, a bamboo work platform, a traffic sign and a lamp post, and also damaged a concrete flower bed.