Hong Kong school bus driver arrested after 34 injured in collision with double-decker vehicle, with 3 in serious condition
- Police say all 21 people aboard school bus and 13 more from double-decker sent to hospital, with two pupils and driver in serious condition
- Initial investigation suggests 65-year-old driver of school bus accidentally steered into opposite lane
A school bus driver has been arrested after his vehicle and a public service double-decker collided on Lantau Island in Hong Kong, leaving 34 people injured.
The 21 people aboard the school bus and 13 from the double-decker were sent to hospital after the crash that occurred at 8am on Cheung Tung Road near the Discovery Bay tunnel toll plaza, police on Thursday said.
Two pupils and the school bus driver suffered serious injuries, it added.
The 65-year-old bus driver was suspected of dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm after a preliminary investigation suggested his vehicle accidentally crossed the white line and moved into the opposite lane.
“We believe that the school bus was the vehicle that left its lane towards Discovery Bay and crossed into the opposite direction, causing this accident,” Superintendent Jackey Tsue Chun-tung of the New Territories South investigation and support division said.
Tsue said the school bus was carrying 19 pupils and a bus monitor while travelling from Tuen Mun to Discovery Bay and the double-decker vehicle was heading to Sunny Bay.
