Several have lost their lives, and more than 30 people are injured after a double-decker bus on Wednesday and drove into a tree on a highway in Hong kong.
the Bus was peeled up on one side, and both the tag and a part of the side of the bus to smoke.
It writes the media South China Morning Post and Chanel News Asia.
A spokesman for the government confirms according to media reports, five persons are killed and 33 are injured.
the Accident happened shortly after 16 o’clock local time on the Fanling Highway in Sheung Shui.
Three people were thrown out of the bus, and several people are in critical condition.
Several people were trapped in the bus and had to be cut free, write several journalists on Twitter.
Cable TV and Now TV, citing sources at the scene reported that the death toll has increased to 5, and more than 30 are wounded. pic.twitter.com/QwmqELhUhy
— Xinqi Su ??? (@XinqiSu) December 18, 2019
A man, who was in the bus and escaped with superficial, tells to the South China Morning Post, that the bus did not run faster than allowed.
the Stairs were smashed, so we had to be let down from a rope and with the help of the rescue party, he says to the newspaper.
More roads to and from the scene of the accident is closed while the rescue operation is on.
Due to traffic accident, part of the lanes of the Fanling Highway, Sheung Shui bound near Tsung Pak Long is still closed to all traffic. Only remaining lane is still available to motorists. pic.twitter.com/BnNGQq5EFD
— Hong Kong Police Force (@hkpoliceforce) December 18, 2019
