A traffic accident involving a minibus occurred in Kwun Tong. When a green minibus approached Kwun Tong Police Station through Lei Yue Mun Road, it suddenly lost control and hit a barrier. forward to help Operate the steering wheel and brake the minibus. The police and firefighters arrived at the scene after receiving the report. The driver of the minibus was once trapped and was rescued by the firefighters. The remaining 9 people on board suffered minor injuries.
The 64-year-old minibus driver, nicknamed Du, was rescued by firefighters with head and neck injuries and was conscious when taken to hospital. The driver reportedly left the 1st gear at 6:05am yesterday and was driving the 22nd gear when the accident occurred. After the fire brigade and ambulance arrived at the scene, they diverted the injured first. There were passengers lying on a diversion platform nearby and ambulance men treated them on the spot. Those with minor injuries sat aside and waited. There were parents holding a baby, and 4 male and 5 female passengers (17 to 73 years old) were injured (years old), sent to United Hospital for treatment, respectively reported back pain , neck, waist and chest.
The accident happened at around 1:00 am yesterday. A 10-meter green minibus from Kwun Tong to Tseung Kwan O was suspected to have lost control as it turned from Lei Yue Mun Road to Tseung Kwan O Road. After the accident, the right front of the minibus was dented, the headlights broken and the right rear guardrail and taillights were loose.
At the time of the accident, Mr. Li, a passenger, assisted in steering and brake control. He bluntly said “I don’t even want to die”, the process was very emotional. He recalled the situation at the time and emphasized that the minibus did not slow down during the turn. He described the minibus as “just wanting to go fast, and then it collided with the car. I felt the road wasn’t right, so I helped him control the steering wheel, because I have a license plate, and I urgently helped to control the braking of the minibus.
Originally released on AM730 https://www.am730.com.hk/Local/Kwun Tong minibus crashed into ten injured-driver passed out-passengers help brakes when in danger/356400?utm_source=yahoorss&utm_medium=referral
