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HONG KONG, Feb. 10-- At least 18 people were killed and 62 injured on Saturday after a double-decker bus overturned in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Authorities said 10 of the injured were in critical condition and 15 were seriously wounded. Police said the 30-year-old driver was arrested. Most of the injured and bodies of the deceased were found on the upper deck of the bus, and the deceased mostly died of trauma to the head, rescuers said. The accident happened at around 6:15 p.m. local time (1015 GMT), when a bus on its way to Tai Po from Shatin racecourse toppled to its left on Tai Po Road, New Territories, destroying a bus station on roadside. Police told Xinhua earlier that 19 people were killed but the death toll was later revised down to 18. Most of the passengers were horse racing fans, as the bus was travelling on a special route for horse racing days. The bus had been running on high speed before the accident, according to some of the passengers. Rescuers cut open the top of the bus to save the passengers trapped inside. The injured have been rushed to hospitals, while the site of the accident has been cordoned off. Godwin So Wai-kei, general manager of Kowloon Motor Bus Company Limited which the bus belonged to, said the company will offer 80,000 HK dollars (10,256 U.S. dollars) as a condolence allowance for the families of each victim. | 
