Driver of cement mixer arrested over hit-and-run after man, 80, killed in Hong Kong’s Tsing Yi
- The vehicle involved was later found in an outdoor car park in the same district
- Wednesday night incident was city’s seventh road fatality this year
Hong Kong police arrested an alleged hit-and-run driver on Thursday about five hours after his cement mixer knocked down and killed an 80-year-old man in Tsing Yi.
The accident on Chung Mei Road occurred after 6.30pm outside Cheung Hong Estate the day before.
“The heavy goods vehicle reportedly lost control and rammed into the 80-year-old man who was crossing the road. After the impact, the vehicle left the scene,” police said in a statement.
The unconscious victim, suffering multiple injuries, was rushed to Yan Chai Hospital in Tsuen Wan, where he later died.
According to police, the cement truck involved was later found in an outdoor car park in the same district.
A police spokesman on Thursday said officers arrested the alleged hit-and-run driver – a 63-year-old man – in Chai Wan soon after midnight.
The man was detained on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death and failing to stop and report after a traffic accident.
