Hong Kong minibus driver arrested following 3 hit-and-runs in 10 minutes
Hong Kong Free Press
A Hong Kong minibus driver has been arrested after allegedly hitting three vehicles within 10 minutes and fleeing the scene, leaving three people injured.
A 64-year-old minibus driver was arrested on Sunday afternoon over his suspected involvement in three hit-and-runs in Yuen Long that left three people injured, police said. He was apprehended on suspicion of dangerous driving, failure to stop after an accident and failure to report an accident.
According to the police, the minibus first hit another minibus at Au Tau Interchange at 12.27 pm, injuring one male and two female passengers on that vehicle. After the crash, the driver kept driving and hit a bus at 9 Castle Peak Road in Yuen Long at 12.35 pm.
The third collision took place at 12.36 pm on Yuen Long On Ning Road, where the minibus crashed into a private vehicle before leaving the scene.
Police later found the driver and the minibus in a garage in Yuen Long, where they made the arrest. The driver passed an alcohol test.
The injured individuals, aged between 39 to 81, were sent to Pok Oi Hospital for treatment.
The driver has been detained pending investigation.
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