【Animal News】 Niu Niu was injured by a taxi in Sha Tau Kok a few days ago. After receiving medical attention, Niu Niu died of his injuries. The taxi driver’s negligence in seconds made Niu Niu painfully lose his life. Police arrested a 59-year-old driver surnamed Gong early this morning on suspicion of four counts of “dangerous driving”, “interfering with vehicles in traffic accidents to conceal evidence”, “failing to report the accident as soon as possible” and ” failure to arrest after incident.” Detention Investigation. Niu Niu’s body was taken away by relevant teams for further examination.
Recently, a 10-second camera video of the vehicle involved in the accident circulated on the internet, showing that the green car hit a cow on the road in Sha Tau Kok at around 11:30pm during which the taxi did not slow down. After the cow overturned on the road, she stood up again, the taxi stopped after hitting the cow and heard a voice saying “Wow, this cow”.
The next day, the AFCD cattle team found a cow with multiple wounds and bleeding in Luen Wo Hui. It was probably a bull that had a bruise, but died of severe injuries after medical treatment.
In response to this newspaper’s investigation, the police said they had noticed a short video circulating on the Internet, in which a taxi was driving along the Lung Yeuk Tau section of the Sha Tau Kok Highway towards Sheung Shui on December 4. , the taxi then fled. The cow died after the accident and the body was taken away by the relevant agencies for further examination. The police attached great importance to the case and turned it over to the Northern New Territories Regional Traffic Department for further investigation.
After a thorough investigation, police arrested a 59-year-old driver surnamed Gong early this morning. He is now being held for investigation.
The police reiterated that anyone who drives a car dangerously on the road is guilty of a crime and can be sentenced to up to 3 years in prison and a fine of 25,000 yuan. If it’s your first conviction, you can be banned from driving for at least 6 months; if you’re convicted again, you can be banned from driving for at least two years, and you must take a further driving course and score 10 points for driving violations.
The volunteers of “Niu Niu in Fourteen Townships” were very saddened and angry by the explicit statement of this newspaper, which criticized the taxi driver for driving away without paying attention, violating the “Road Traffic Regulations” which stipulates that drivers must stop and call the police when they hit an animal.
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