A Hong Kong truck driver has been arrested on suspicion of running a red light after his vehicle slammed into a double-decker bus, injuring seven people.
Police said the truck and the KMB vehicle collided at the intersection of Yat Ming Road and Pak Wo Road in Fanling at around 9.17am on Friday, with the bus then crashing into a safety island. A passer-by was among those hurt.
“An initial investigation indicated that the truck rammed into a bus, causing the double-decker to lose control, hit a traffic light and knock down a passer-by [on the safety island],” the force said.
Fragments from the damaged traffic light also struck a passing car.
The bus driver, 63, and five passengers sustained injuries.
The injured – three men and four women – were taken to North District Hospital in Sheung Shui for treatment.
Police arrested the 63-year-old truck driver, who was unhurt in the crash, on suspicion of dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm.
A source familiar with the case said police were investigating whether the truck had run a red light.
Officers from the New Territories North traffic unit are investigating.
Separately, three bus passengers were injured by glass fragments when the windows of a double-decker bus were damaged by flying parts that broke off from a taxi in Kwai Chung at around 6am.
A police spokesman said the taxi slammed into a barrier and flipped over on Kwai Chung Road.
The three bus passengers – one man and two women – and the taxi driver were taken to Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung for treatment.
The taxi driver suffered scratches on his limbs.
Officers from the New Territories South traffic unit are investigating the cause of the accident.
Official figures showed 45 people were killed in 41 traffic accidents across the city in the first five months of the year. In the whole of last year, 96 people died in 96 fatal crashes.
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