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Mike Chan

Asian Games bronze medallist Jason Ng Tai-long is recovering at home after nearly being killed in a collision with a bus while out training on Hong Kong’s roads.
The 24-year-old said he had been trapped between roadside railings and the vehicle near Ma Mei Ha in Fanling during a bike ride, as he prepared for the Triathlon World Cup event in the city next month.
Police said its accidents investigation team in New Territories North was looking into a hit-and-run on Sha Tau Kok Road, which involved a “yellow double-decker bus”.
Describing last week’s incident, which caused injuries to the left side of his body, Ng said he had been hit in a no-passing zone.


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“As the bus decided to overtake, the driver must have then seen the traffic islands/bollards in the middle of the road and abruptly swung back into the lane before he even overtook me,” the Hong Kong triathlete wrote in a post on his Instagram account.
“The bus made contact with the right side of my body, squashing me between the bus and metal railing running alongside the road.
“Contact continued the entire length of the railing after which I was flung off the bike over the handlebars several metres, landing on my back with momentum rolling me continuously afterwards for several metres.”
A Hong Kong Police spokesman said the accident had been reported at 10.47am last Wednesday, and while Ng had been able to give a description of the bus he “was not able to provide the plate number of the said vehicle”.
“The reporter, a 24-year-old foreigner named Ng, has injuries on his left hand and left leg,” the spokesman said. “The incident happened on Sha Tau Kok Road – Ma Mei Ha, heading towards Fanling, the number of the lamp post nearest to the [incident] location is EA9187.”












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Ng, who won bronze in the team event alongside Wong Tsz-to, Bailee Brown and Charlotte Hall, told the Post he believed the accident happened at around 9.45am, and had involved a vehicle belonging to Citybus.
“I don’t know the route number because the bus hit me from behind,” he said. “I was flying in the air and rolling on the ground as it carried on driving away.”
There are 10 bus routes that operate along the stretch of road where Ng was hit, six operated by Citybus and four run by KMB.
According to the Citybus schedule, only the 79X, which runs from Cheung Sha Wan to Queen’s Hill Estate, operates around that time in the morning, while the KMB’s 78K bus runs all day, and the 277A route on weekday mornings.
“Citybus has received an inquiry regarding the incident, and we have commenced internal investigation following established procedures,” the company said in a statement. “Safety has always been our utmost priority, and we are dedicated to enhancing safety awareness among our bus captains, customers and other road users. Our goal is to provide our customers with convenient, comfortable and efficient bus service.”
Less than a week after the accident, the city’s main Olympic hopeful, who is in contention for a place at the Paris Games, said he had already partially resumed training.
“I have not resumed full training per normal,” Ng said. “But I have started to train this week even though I am not 100 per cent recovered. Between training, university and recovery, I’m focused on regaining my health and getting back to full training.”
Hong Kong triathlon head coach Andrew Wright said Ng had been quite badly bruised after the accident, but was “an extremely driven, motivated and resilient athlete and will overcome anything put in his way”.

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