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Police today (December 31) appealed for information about a serious traffic accident in Ngau Tau Kok this afternoon in which ten persons were injured.
At about 2.40pm, a public light bus (PLB) driven by a 67-year-old man was travelling along Kwun Tong road eastbound. When approaching near Choi Shek Lane, the PLB reportedly lost control and rammed into a bus stand on the pavement.
The PLB driver, seven PLB passengers and two pedestrians, aged between 2 and 90, were injured in the accident. They were rushed to United Christian Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital respectively, in which a two-year-old boy and a 90-year-old woman sustained serious injuries.
Investigations by the Special Investigation Team of Traffic, Kowloon East, are under way.
Anyone who saw the accident or has any information to offer is urged to contact the investigating officers on 2305 7500.
Add Police Report No. 107
Ends/Saturday, December 31, 2011
Issued at HKT 22:21
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