A traffic accident involving a minibus occurred in Kwun Tong. When a green minibus approached the Kwun Tong Police Station via Lei Yue Mun Road, it suddenly lost control and hit a barrier. The driver suspected the collision and fainted, but the minibus continued to slide at a high speed. Passengers saw the situation and stepped forward to help Control the steering wheel and brake the minibus. The police and firefighters arrived at the scene after receiving the report. The driver of the minibus was once trapped and was rescued by the firefighters. The remaining 9 people on board suffered minor injuries.
The 64-year-old minibus driver, surnamed Du, was rescued by firefighters with injuries to his head and neck. He was conscious when he was sent to the hospital. According to reports, the driver left the first transfer at 6:05 a.m. yesterday, and was driving the 22nd transfer when the accident happened. After the firefighters and ambulance arrived at the scene, they diverted the injured first. There were passengers lying on a diversion pad nearby, and the ambulancemen treated them on the spot. Those with minor injuries sat aside and waited. There were parents holding a baby, and 4 male and 5 female passengers (17 to 73 years old) were injured. years old), sent to United Hospital for treatment, respectively reported back, neck, waist and chest pain.
The accident happened at about 1 o’clock yesterday afternoon. A 10M green minibus from Kwun Tong to Tseung Kwan O was suspected of losing control when turning from Lei Yue Mun Road to Tseung Kwan O Road. After the accident, the right front of the minibus was dented, the headlights were broken, and the right rear guardrail and taillights were loose.
At the moment of the accident, Mr. Li, a passenger, assisted in controlling the steering and brakes. He bluntly said “I don’t even want to die”, the process was very thrilling. He recalled the situation at the time and pointed out that the minibus did not slow down when turning. He described the minibus as “just wanting to go fast, and then crashed. (At that time) the whole car was in chaos. (After the crash) I saw him (the driver) faint. I felt that the road was not right, so I helped him control the steering wheel, because I have a license plate, and I urgently helped him control the braking of the minibus.”
Originally published on AM730 https://www.am730.com.hk/Local/Kwun Tong minibus crashed into ten injuries-driver fainted-passengers help the brakes when in danger/356400?utm_source=yahoorss&utm_medium=referral