Elderly Hong Kong woman dead, coach driver arrested following hit-and-run in Kwun Tong
Police catch driver in Wan Chai, just hours after the incident
Police have arrested a coach driver in Wan Chai following a fatal hit-and-run in Kwun Tong on Tuesday, which left an elderly woman dead.
The woman was struck outside the Tai On Building in the southbound lane of Hong Ning Road shortly before 2pm, according to police.
“Someone called police to say a coach had knocked down a woman and then driven off, leaving her lying in the road,” a police spokeswoman said.
Emergency crews arrived and found the 88-year-old woman, surnamed Cheung, lying unconscious on the road with her walking stick and bag beside her.
The woman was taken to the nearby United Christian Hospital, where she was declared dead.
As a result of the accident, part of Hong Ning Road, near Yee On Street, was closed to traffic for more than two hours.
