Elderly man dies after falling on board bus in Hong Kong
Driver was alerted by passenger that man appeared unwell and had fainted, according to KMB spokesman
An elderly man died after falling on board a bus in Hong Kong on Saturday.
Police said they received a report at 8.50am that the man in his seventies had fallen while the bus was near 125 Chatham Road South in Tsim Sha Tsui. The KMB bus was operating on route 5 between Fu Shan Estate and Star Ferry.
Emergency personnel arrived at the scene and took the passenger to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, where he was later certified dead.
Police classified the case as a fatal traffic accident.
A KMB spokesman said the driver was alerted by a passenger that the man appeared unwell and had fainted.
“After ensuring it was safe to do so, the driver stopped the bus and immediately called police,” he said.