Driver of coach in fatal Tsing Yi crash had been involved in seven traffic violations in recent years
- Fok Chi-sum, who died of injuries incurred in the crash, had been involved in a separate collision on the same route just weeks earlier
The coach driver who died as a result of last Friday’s fatal collision with a taxi, which killed five others and injured 31 people, had been involved in a total of seven previous incidences of careless driving and speeding since 2013, according to government sources.
In addition to the seven cases, Fok Chi-sum, 62, was also involved in another traffic accident in November – just weeks before the fatal crash – in which his coach, carrying workers to Hong Kong International Airport collided with two other vehicles at about 5am. No casualties were reported. Police are still investigating the cause of the incident.
Commenting on Fok’s past driving record, one source told the Post that “he was not a safe driver”.
Initial investigation showed he was caught for careless driving in three separate incidents since 2013, according to the source. The source said that the three cases this year, including the fatal crash, occurred around 5am when Fok was taking workers to the airport.
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The most recent case happened on February 3 this year when his coach slammed into the back of a truck on the North Lantau Highway on Lantau Island soon after 5am. Fok and his 15 passengers were injured.