Three dead, 48 injured in Hong Kong bus and taxi crash

[Stooky]

HONG KONG: Three people died and 48 were injured in a crash involving two double-decker buses and a taxi in Hong Kong on Monday, police said.

 

Rescue crews rushed to treat dazed and injured passengers at the scene of the pile-up in the eastern district of Shau Kei Wan. Several victims were trapped in the wreckage.

 

"The taxi driver and the two passengers in his car were confirmed dead," traffic police official Tam Wing-leung told reporters, adding the cause of the accident was under investigation.

 

A passenger on one of the buses told reporters that the driver collapsed at the wheel before the crash.

 

- AFP/de

 

[Simon29]

Taxi Suay to the max.

Straight out of Final Destination.

RIP.

 

Edited November 20, 2012 by Simon29

[Jman888]

Taxi driver again!

 

 

stupid! if you never watch the video dun anyhow comment!

[Gee]

...

 

A passenger on one of the buses told reporters that the driver collapsed at the wheel before the crash.

 

heart attack?

 

[Ender]

heart attack?

 

Could be someone just DIY.

http://www.mycarforum.com/index.php?showto...t&p=4679603

[Stooky]

Bus driver collapsed at wheel shortly before deadly crash

 

Bus passengers yesterday described how they saw their driver collapse moments before the bus careened down a hill and caused a three-vehicle pile-up that left three people in a crushed taxi dead, and injured 56.

 

One man remained in critical condition last night after the crash on Hong Kong Island, in which the out-of-control bus struck two cars before hitting the taxi and another bus.

 

The taxi was crushed between the two buses. The three occupants were trapped inside for more than an hour before they could be cut from the wreckage.

 

The accident occurred as the New World First Bus double-decker on the No.8 route descended steep Chai Wan Road towards Shau Kei Wan at 11.40am.

 

"I heard the driver shout loudly. I thought he was only taking a deep breath so I didn't pay attention," a woman said.

 

"Then I heard a bang and other passengers said, 'the driver is not doing well'. I looked at the driver and he had already collapsed, with his body tilting to one side.

 

"I stood up and asked: 'Does any one know how to drive?' But no one knew," she said. "No one could control the bus and it just ran downhill on its own."

 

The woman said she could not recall exactly how the impact occurred, as she had already been thrown to the floor.

 

Police said First Bus driver Lau Chit, 57, was arrested for dangerous driving causing death and he had been released on bail.

 

Police said his vehicle had veered into the oncoming lane and collided with a Kowloon Motor Bus vehicle ascending the hill on the 118 route near the junction of Ah Kung Ngam Road, with the taxi caught between the two.

 

The taxi passengers were named as Swede Carl Magnus Lindgren, 30, Briton Ivan Aranto Herrera Jorge, 34, and driver Wong Kim-chung, 53.

 

They were declared dead at Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital.

 

Of the injured, aged from seven months to 90 years, 18 remained in hospital yesterday.

 

Derek Armstrong Chan of the Fire Services Department said it took time to extract the three victims from the wrecked taxi. The brakes of both buses were locked, and they could not be towed apart by trucks.

 

Eleven fire engines, 22 ambulances and 60 firemen were dispatched to the rescue scene.

 

Police have appealed to any witnesses to call 36617620 or 31068848.

 

http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article...lled-three-taxi

 

 

[Toothiewabbit]

When it's your time, it's your time. RIP.

[Toothiewabbit]

Cathay pilots die in fiery crash

 

China Daily/Asia News Network | Fri, Mar 13, 2015

 

HONG KONG - Two Cathay Pacific pilots were killed when they lost control of their Porsche car and crashed it into a curb in Kwai Chung in the early hours of Thursday.

 

The pilots, both 27 years, old, were off-duty at the time of the accident on Container Port Road South near Kwai Chung Container Terminal 8 at around 4am, according to local media reports.

 

The sports car burst into flames after the crash and both men were trapped in the blazing wreckage, a police commander said.

 

Their bodies were already badly burnt when paramedics arrived at the scene, he added.

 

Cathay Pacific expressed condolences to the families of the two pilots, and said the carrier will provide all necessary support and assistance to the families.

 

The pair had spent the hours nearby chatting with three other friends before the crash, local media reported.

 

The police said a 2.5 metre-long tire mark was found on the road next to the car wreckage and that investigators are looking into all aspects of the crash, including the speed of the car and the driver's attitude, RTHK reported.

 

No traces of alcoholic drinks were found in the scene, the report said.

Edited March 14, 2015 by Toothiewabbit

[Porker]

Cathay pilots die in fiery crash

 

China Daily/Asia News Network | Fri, Mar 13, 2015

 

HONG KONG - Two Cathay Pacific pilots were killed when they lost control of their Porsche car and crashed it into a curb in Kwai Chung in the early hours of Thursday.

 

The pilots, both 27 years, old, were off-duty at the time of the accident on Container Port Road South near Kwai Chung Container Terminal 8 at around 4am, according to local media reports.

 

The sports car burst into flames after the crash and both men were trapped in the blazing wreckage, a police commander said.

 

Their bodies were already badly burnt when paramedics arrived at the scene, he added.

 

Cathay Pacific expressed condolences to the families of the two pilots, and said the carrier will provide all necessary support and assistance to the families.

 

The pair had spent the hours nearby chatting with three other friends before the crash, local media reported.

 

The police said a 2.5 metre-long tire mark was found on the road next to the car wreckage and that investigators are looking into all aspects of the crash, including the speed of the car and the driver's attitude, RTHK reported.

 

No traces of alcoholic drinks were found in the scene, the report said.

 

The headline is scary - I thought a CX flight crashed.

[Ender]

Like the Paul Walker's case. Two buddies, in a porsche, crash and burnt to death.

[Toothiewabbit]

 

The headline is scary - I thought a CX flight crashed.

sorlie....copied from news wan

 

 

RIP to the pilots.

[Pocus]

RIP to the drivers.

 

Somehow I've been reading reports of fast/sports cars crash and then burst into flames.

 

 

Is it due to the placement of the fuel tank since most of these cars are RR or RMR configuration.

[Ktglfc]

Cathay pilots die in fiery crash

 

China Daily/Asia News Network | Fri, Mar 13, 2015

 

HONG KONG - Two Cathay Pacific pilots were killed when they lost control of their Porsche car and crashed it into a curb in Kwai Chung in the early hours of Thursday.

 

The pilots, both 27 years, old, were off-duty at the time of the accident on Container Port Road South near Kwai Chung Container Terminal 8 at around 4am, according to local media reports.

 

The sports car burst into flames after the crash and both men were trapped in the blazing wreckage, a police commander said.

 

Their bodies were already badly burnt when paramedics arrived at the scene, he added.

 

Cathay Pacific expressed condolences to the families of the two pilots, and said the carrier will provide all necessary support and assistance to the families.

 

The pair had spent the hours nearby chatting with three other friends before the crash, local media reported.

 

The police said a 2.5 metre-long tire mark was found on the road next to the car wreckage and that investigators are looking into all aspects of the crash, including the speed of the car and the driver's attitude, RTHK reported.

 

No traces of alcoholic drinks were found in the scene, the report said.

RIP ....

Fast cars that drive fast but beyond human control, will eventually lead to injuries and death ...

[Atonchia]

Like the Paul Walker's case. Two buddies, in a porsche, crash and burnt to death.

Both incidents are very similar

[Watwheels]

Actually very difficult to say what happen. Maybe they swerve to avoid hitting a jaywalker/cat/dog, hit a kerb and lost control? Might not be the typical speeding sports car. Anyway the authorities are still investigating.

[Byteslurve]

R.I.P to the dead

[Hamburger]

RIP.....

[Thaiyotakamli]

Like the Paul Walker's case. Two buddies, in a porsche, crash and burnt to death.

Can conclude drive porsche not safe