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12-10-2018, 02:36 PM
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Four Killed and 11 Injured by Runaway Hong Kong School Bus
Four people were killed and 11 others injured when an unmanned school bus rolled 100 metres down a North Point street in Hong Kong on Monday, hitting pedestrians and other vehicles before crashing to a standstill. Rescuers who arrived at the scene found one man trapped under the right front wheel, another man stuck under the middle of the bus, and a woman pinned by the rear right wheel. They took 20 minutes to free them. An 80-year-old woman, H. Y.-c., was confirmed dead at the scene. Two men – L. H., 83, and Y. M.-k., 77 – died in Hospital. Another woman, C. S.-y., 70, died in another Hospital. As of 10pm, three men remained in critical condition, two in Eastern Hospital and the other in Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu Lam. One woman remained in a serious condition in Eastern Hospital. Three people – two women and a man – were in a stable condition in Ruttonjee Hospital. Chief Inspector Sun Lun-yum of the Hong Kong Island traffic unit said police were investigating whether the handbrake had been properly applied or whether there was a mechanical fault. “A Fire Services Department member of staff found the handbrake was not applied,” he said. The driver could face arrest for the incident, but Sun said the man was in no condition to give a statement. The 62-year-old, who was hit and dragged for about 20 metres, was in intensive care with serious head, neck and back injuries. A police source said the driver had one conviction for careless driving on his record from 2010. Video footage of the accident, which took place at around 2pm, showed the yellow 19-seater bus parked along Cheung Hong Street and the driver getting out of the vehicle. Just as he slammed the door shut, the bus began moving. He realised what was happening and tried to stop the bus, but was knocked down and dragged as it took off. “He ran to the front of the vehicle and tried in vain to stop it,” Sun said. The bus mounted the pavement as it went all the way downhill, hitting pedestrians and two taxis before crossing the busy King’s Road and finally coming to a stop after crashing into a shop on Hei Wo Street. Michael Chan, who works at Supreme Jeweler on the corner of King’s Road and Hei Wo Street, said he rushed out when he heard a loud bang. “There were people crying for help and there was already a big crowd gathered,” Chan said. “I immediately called 999.” Fifteen ambulances arrived at the scene. Noting such a tragedy was uncommon for the area, Chan said: “This is not a traffic black spot.” Sun said the driver began work at 7am, had just ended his shift and was about to hand over to a colleague when the accident happened. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor sent her condolences to the families of those who died and wished the injured a speedy recovery. |
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12-10-2018, 03:22 PM
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Re: Four Killed and 11 Injured by Runaway Hong Kong School Bus
I don't know about the other three, but that FIRST guy...the one who tried to manually push the school bus back...was an idiot and deserved to fucking die...simply for being stupid.
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12-10-2018, 08:07 PM
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Re: Four Killed and 11 Injured by Runaway Hong Kong School Bus
maybe because he was the one responsible for all this mess  |
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12-10-2018, 08:11 PM
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Re: Four Killed and 11 Injured by Runaway Hong Kong School Bus
He was the driver, and knew that he had royally screwed up by not setting the hand brake. I guess he knew that he was dead meat, one way or the other (figuratively or literally) and just went for it in pure desperation.
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12-10-2018, 08:35 PM
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Re: Four Killed and 11 Injured by Runaway Hong Kong School Bus
FUCKING CHONKS ! COULDNT ORGANISE A PISS UP IN A BREWERY !  |
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12-10-2018, 11:48 PM
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Re: Four Killed and 11 Injured by Runaway Hong Kong School Bus
What a moron, thinking that he was going to stop the bus with his body weight  |
