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Hong Kong police officer among 10 people injured in double-decker bus crash
Ten people were injured on Friday when a bus crashed into a police vehicle, including an officer who was in a critical condition after falling off a bridge at the moment of impact, the Post has learned.
The driver of the Citybus vehicle was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm by dangerous driving, according to the force.
Four men, including the officer, four women and two children were injured. Most of them suffered minor injuries.
The damaged rear of the police vehicle. Photo: Handout
A source said the officer drove his police vehicle to the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Corridor towards the direction of the Shenzhen Bay crossing to handle a separate report of a broken-down vehicle. He fell off the bridge when the bus crashed into his vehicle.
'[The policeman] was severely injured but conscious,' the insider said, adding the officer was in a critical condition. He was sent to Tuen Mun Hospital for treatment.
Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming was on his way to the hospital to visit him, the source added.
Citybus said it was cooperating with the investigation.
