Hong Kong woman, 51, dies after being trapped under truck in bus stop crash

A 51-year-old Hong Kong woman has died after getting trapped under a truck that rammed into a bus stop, as police search for the driver who fled the scene.

The force said the accident occurred at around 6.30am on Tuesday along Chatham Road North in Hung Hom.

The driver, travelling in the direction of Yau Ma Tei near Fat Kwong Street, suddenly lost control of his vehicle and steered towards the bus stop, hitting two women.

The victim trapped beneath the truck was rescued by firefighters and transported to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei, where she was later pronounced dead.

The other woman, 33, suffered injuries to her limbs and was also taken to the same hospital for a check-up.

In a dashboard video from another vehicle that circulated online, the truck appears to have lost control after skidding and swerving across the slow lane, narrowly avoiding a bus.