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Clifford Lo

A 61-year-old businessman died after his Mercedes-Benz slammed into railings at a roundabout in Hong Kong in the early hours of Wednesday.
The man, surnamed Li, was driving on Wai Yip Street in Kwun Tong towards Kowloon Bay when the accident happened soon after 12.30am. No one else was in the vehicle.
When his white sedan reached the roundabout near Kwun Tong Ferry Pier, it careered out of control, smashed through the side railings and hit an electricity substation.
“The driver was trapped inside the compartment and rescued by firefighters,” police said in a statement.
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“Sustaining no superficial injury, he was rushed to United Christian Hospital in an unconscious state.”
The man was certified dead in hospital at 1.29am, according to police.
A police source said he did not rule out the possibility that the driver suffered a sudden illness and passed out at the wheel before the accident. He said an autopsy would be carried out to ascertain the cause of death.
He added that the Kwun Tong site was not a traffic black spot.

Police urged witnesses or anyone with information on the accident to contact officers on 2305 7500 or 2305 7606.
On the night of February 13, a 65-year-old taxi driver passed out at the wheel and slammed into a railing while driving along Fung Mat Road in Western district. Suffering a minor scratch to his forehead, he later died in hospital. Police suspect the man suffered a heart attack.
Official statistics show 113 people died in 107 fatal traffic accidents across the city in 2019. Last December, six passengers were killed and 39 injured after a double-decker bus ploughed into a roadside tree in Sheung Shui. The impact ripped away most of its roof.


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The white sedan rammed into the railings and the outer wall of an electricity substation Photo: Now TV

A 61-year-old businessman died after his Mercedes-Benz slammed into railings at a roundabout in Hong Kong in the early hours of Wednesday. The man, surnamed Li, was driving on Wai Yip Street in Kwun Tong towards Kowloon Bay when the accident happened soon after 12.30am. There was no passenger in the vehicle. When his white sedan reached the roundabout near Kwun Tong Ferry Pier, it careered out of control and rammed into the railings and the outer wall of a power substation. 04MAR20 PHOTO: NOW TV

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White Mercedes-Benz careers out of control near a roundabout and rammed into railings
Police source will not rule out possibility the 61-year-old suffered a sudden illness and passed out at the wheel



White Mercedes-Benz careers out of control near a roundabout and rammed into railings. Police source will not rule out possibility the 61-year-old suffered a sudden illness and passed out at the wheel.


Hong Kong businessman killed in Kwun Tong roundabout smash

White Mercedes-Benz careers out of control near a roundabout and rammed into railings Police source will not rule out possibility the 61-year-old suffered a sudden illness and passed out at the wheel

White Mercedes-Benz careers out of control near a roundabout and rammed into railings

Police source will not rule out possibility the 61-year-old suffered a sudden illness and passed out at the wheel