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Hong Kong woman, 51, dies after being trapped under truck in bus stop crash

Hong Kong woman, 51, dies after being trapped under truck in bus stop crash

A 51-year-old Hong Kong woman has died after getting trapped under a truck that rammed into a bus stop, as police are still searching for the driver who fled the scene.
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The force said the accident occurred at around 6.30am on Tuesday along Chatham Road North in Hung Hom.
A truck driver travelling in the direction of Yau Ma Tei near Fat Kwong Street suddenly lost control and steered towards the bus stop, hitting two women.
The victim was rescued from beneath the vehicle by firefighters and transported to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, where she was pronounced dead later.
The other woman, 33, suffered injuries to her limbs and was also taken to the same hospital for a check-up.
In a dashboard camera footage circulating online, the vehicle appears to have lost control after skidding and swerving across the slow lane, narrowly avoiding a bus.
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