3 seriously injured after minibus mounts pavement in Hong Kong

Rescuers arrived quickly at the scene. Photo: Edmond So
The crash scene has been cordoned off. Photo: Edmond So
The accident left 17 people injured. Photo: Edmond So
The minibus mounted the pavement near Kowloon City Court. Photo: Facebook /Eddie PT
The minibus came to a stop when it hit a concrete planter. Photo: Edmond So

One pedestrian was killed and two people seriously injured after a minibus mounted a pavement and crashed in Hong Kong’s Kowloon City district on Sunday.

Police received a report at around 5.48pm that a minibus travelling along Argyle Street had mounted the pavement outside Kowloon City Court, injuring three pedestrians, 13 passengers and the driver.

The minibus was travelling from Mong Kok to Tsz Wan Shan.

Police said three people were seriously injured in the crash, including a 44-year-old pedestrian who was rushed to Kwong Wah Hospital in Yau Ma Tei and later pronounced dead at 7.23pm.

Some of those injured waited on the steps for help. Photo: Edmond So
Some of those injured waited on the steps for help. Photo: Edmond So

Online videos show some of the injured sitting on steps outside the court building waiting for help, before being placed onto stretchers and brought to ambulances.

An injured man said: “[The minibus] was going straight, paused for a moment in the middle [of the road], and then a quick turn of the wheel, it flew over.”