HONG KONG – A 30-year-old bus driver was on Monday (Feb 12) night charged with causing death by dangerous driving, reported Hong Kong media..
HONG KONG – A 30-year-old bus driver was on Monday (Feb 12) night charged with causing death by dangerous driving, reported Hong Kong media.
He was expected to appear at Fanling Court on Tuesday (Feb 13), reported South China Morning Post.
Nineteen people died and 66 others were injured on Saturday when a KMB double-decker travelling from Sha Tin race course towards Tai Po suddenly swerved out of control and flipped on its side while making a turn near Tai Po Mei.
It was the city’s deadliest traffic accident in more than a decade.
Six people were still in hospital in critical condition on Monday evening.
The government will fly the Hong Kong and national flags at half mast at its headquarters in Admiralty on Tuesday, while the city’s legislature and Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s Cabinet were expected to observe a minute’s silence to mourn the dead.
