Hong Kong Bus Crash: 3 killed, 27 injured after bus mounts pavement
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Three people have been killed and 27 others injured in a bus crash in Hong Kong. The accident happened on Friday at around 6:30 pm at a junction in Sham Shui Po district. The double-decker bus hit the rear of a taxi that braked, then mounted the pavement before smashing through railings and hitting a building's canopy. Firefighters spent 30 minutes to rescue four passengers trapped on the upper deck and four others under the bus. One person was declared dead at the scene, while another two succumbed to their injuries in hospital. Police arrested the 44-year-old bus driver on suspicion of dangerous driving.