An elderly waste paper scavenger has died after being knocked down by a coach and dragged under the vehicle at a busy road junction in Hong Kong.

The driver was later arrested

The coach was turning left from Sai Yee Street into Argyle Street in Mong Kok at about 3.40pm on Monday when it hit the 79-year-old woman.

Paramedics arrived but confirmed she was dead.

The woman was reportedly collecting waste paper in the area.

She attempted to cross in front of the coach when she was struck and pulled underneath.