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South China Morning Post
18-06-2025
- South China Morning Post
Truck driver, 49, arrested after fatal bus-stop crash in Hong Kong
The driver of a truck involved in a recent fatal crash has been apprehended, the Post has learned, marking the second arrest in connection with the accident. Advertisement A source said on Wednesday that officers arrested the 49-year-old man over dangerous driving causing death. The suspect, a resident of Indian descent, allegedly drove the truck that rammed into a bus stop on Chatham Road North on Tuesday morning. A woman, 50, died after getting trapped beneath the truck, while a 33-year-old woman suffered injuries to the left side of her pelvis, knees and right palm. The truck driver had fled the scene after the crash. Advertisement On Tuesday, police arrested a 34-year-old man in connection with the crash. The Post has learned he is the owner of the truck and that he is still in police custody as of Wednesday afternoon.
South China Morning Post
17-06-2025
- South China Morning Post
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. Advertisement 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.
