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Clifford Lo

Hong Kong police arrested a bus driver on suspicion of dangerous driving after his vehicle hit a 74-year-old man in the New Territories on Tuesday, leaving him with serious injuries.
The accident occurred shortly before 6am when the Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) double-decker, driven by the 46-year-old man, was leaving a bus terminal on Kik Yeung Road in Yuen Long.
The elderly man suffered serious head injuries and was unconscious when he was taken to Tuen Mun Hospital for treatment, according to police.
Police said the bus driver, who passed a breathalyser test, was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm.
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Officers from the New Territories North traffic unit are investigating the case.
Separately, police arrested a motorcyclist, 46, after his motorbike knocked down a female pedestrian in Shau Kei Wan on Monday night.
The 38-year-old woman was trying to cross Shau Kei Wan Main Street East at 8.21pm when the accident happened. She suffered serious head injuries and was unconscious when taken to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan for treatment.
Officers arrested the motorcyclist on suspicion of dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm. Police from the Hong Kong Island traffic unit are handling the case.
Last year, 97 people died in 94 fatal traffic accidents. In 2020, 97 people died in 96 road accidents. The number of serious traffic accidents dropped by 4.6 per cent to 1,824 in 2021 from 1,912 the year before.


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Driver, 46, was leaving a bus terminal on Kik Yeung Road in Yuen Long shortly before 6am when the accident happened
Another crash occurred in Shau Kei Wan on Monday night which left 38-year-old woman with serious head injuries


Driver, 46, was leaving a bus terminal on Kik Yeung Road in Yuen Long shortly before 6am when the accident happened.


Tuen Mun Hospital