国内英语资讯:Three killed, 27 injured as bus mounts pavement in Hong Kong
<p><span word="HONG">HONG</span> <span word="KONG">KONG</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 22-- <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="and">and</span> 27 <span word="others">others</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="mounted">mounted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pavement">pavement</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="around">around</span> 6:30 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="junction">junction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sham">Sham</span> <span word="Shui">Shui</span> <span word="Po">Po</span> <span word="district">district</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="braked">braked</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="double">double</span>-<span word="decker">decker</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rear">rear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="swerved">swerved</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mounted">mounted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pavement">pavement</span>, <span word="smashing">smashing</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="railings">railings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="building">building</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="canopy">canopy</span>.</p><p><span word="Pictures">Pictures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="overhanging">overhanging</span> <span word="advertisement">advertisement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="partly">partly</span> <span word="pierced">pierced</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="deck">deck</span>.</p><p><span word="Choi">Choi</span> <span word="Wai">Wai</span> <span word="Fung">Fung</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mong">Mong</span> <span word="Kok">Kok</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="Station">Station</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="firefighters">firefighters</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="trapped">trapped</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="deck">deck</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="around">around</span> 30 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="ambulances">ambulances</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paramedic">paramedic</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="succumbed">succumbed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="the">the</span> 44-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="suspicion">suspicion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="driving">driving</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="Citybus">Citybus</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="at">at</span> 5:25 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="Citybus">Citybus</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="condolences">condolences</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>.</p>
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