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Hong Kong minibus driver arrested after fatal crash with motorcycle in Yuen Long

Police looking into whether either vehicle was speeding through red light

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The minibus and the motorcycle were taken to a government vehicle plant for examination. Photo: SCMP Pictures

A minibus driver was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death after a fatal collision with a motorcycle at an intersection in Yuen Long yesterday.

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A police source said officers were investigating whether the driver was trying to speed past a red light.

The man, 53, was released on bail pending further investigation after being held for questioning for several hours.

Debris from the motorcycle littered the carriageway. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Debris from the motorcycle littered the carriageway. Photo: SCMP Pictures

The crash happened outside Yoho Mall at the junction of Castle Peak Road and Long Yat Road shortly before 6.30am.

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The motorcyclist, 36, a Hong Kong resident of Indian origin, was riding along Castle Peak Road while the minibus, carrying several passengers, was in the opposite lane. As the minibus was making a right turn into Long Yat Road, the motorcycle slammed into its left door.

Before he was arrested, the driver claimed the green light was flashing when he entered the junction, adding that his vehicle was in the middle of the carriageway when the motorcycle approached at high speed and rammed into his minibus.

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