A bus accident on New Year’s Day at Tseung Kwan O, one of the nine new towns in Hong Kong, left 12 passengers injured, Hong Kong' The Standard reported.
The accident happened at around 5 pm yesterday (January) when a Citybus route 796P traveling along the LOHAS Park Road suddenly lost control, side-turned and rammed into the woods on the roadside.
As many as 10 fire engines carrying 35 firefighters rushed to the incident site and freed 31 passengers trapped inside within 15 minutes.
Twelve people aged between 39 to 76, including five men and seven women, were sent to the hospital as suffering minor injuries.
The bus driver was arrested for dangerous driving after the police’s investigation.
