Published: 5:11pm, 15 Nov 2025Updated: 10:48pm, 15 Nov 2025
Hong Kong police have arrested a double-decker bus driver after his vehicle crashed at a stop near the airport on Saturday, leaving at least 18 people injured.
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Police said they had received a report from a Citybus driver at 3.16pm that his vehicle had crashed into a planter by a bus stop close to the airport’s Terminal 1.
“Eighteen people have been injured, with some sent to Princess Margaret Hospital and others sent to North Lantau Hospital,” a spokesman said.
Police said on Saturday evening that the 64-year-old male bus driver had been arrested for alleged dangerous driving and remained in custody as of after 9pm.
The incident occurred at a bus stop along 1 Cheong Hong Road, with the vehicle heading in the direction of the airport, according to the police spokesman.
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The bus was on Citybus’ A12 route running between Siu Sai Wan and the airport.