Boy fights for life after eight pupils and teacher hit by car on pavement outside Hong Kong school
- Vehicle drove on to pavement before hitting pedestrians and crashing into wall of St John Ambulance headquarters in Sheung Shui
- Eight-year-old boy in critical condition in Prince of Wales Hospital
A boy was fighting for his life after a car mounted a pavement, knocking down eight pupils and a teacher outside their Hong Kong school on Friday.
The car knocked down roadside pillars and signs when it ran onto the pavement in Sheung Shui and travelled for another 10 metres before crashing into a wall at the St John Ambulance’s depot on Tin Ping Road shortly before 4pm.
One of the pupils was trapped under the vehicle, a black Volkswagen Golf, and had to be freed by firefighters.
The male teacher, 31, and the eight Primary Three pupils were returning to Lee Chi Tat Memorial School after athletics training nearby at the time of the incident.
An eight-year-old boy was later on Friday listed as being in critical condition in Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin.