Hong Kong hit-and-run motorist drives off with man on bonnet, surrenders to police a day later after viral video
- Police say woman drove for at least 100 metres (328 feet) with man on her vehicle. She later hit a bus, and her car flipped on its side.
- Before that, she had rammed into the back of the delivery van, driven by the man
A hit-and-run motorist surrendered to police on Friday afternoon after she was captured in a viral video speeding away with a man clinging to the bonnet of her vehicle in a desperate bid to stop her from leaving.
Police said the woman drove for at least 100 metres (328 feet) before the man “gave up” on his attempt. She then hit a bus seven minutes later.
The first accident took place on Kau Yuk Road in Yuen Long at about 8.30pm on Thursday, when the car of the 31-year-old woman rammed into the back of a delivery van.
In the video, the van driver stands in front of the woman’s car but she reverses to try and leave the scene. As her car accelerates towards the man, he climbs onto the bonnet. The vehicle then makes a U-turn and speeds away.
According to police, the man, 23, gave up on his attempt after being dragged for about 100 to 150 metres.
When nearing Pok Oi Hospital seven minutes later, the car rammed into the back of a bus and toppled to one side on Yuen Long Highway, about 1.5km (0.9 miles) from the first crash.
Police said the woman abandoned her car and fled before emergency personnel arrived.
