Truck driver, 49, arrested after fatal crash at bus stop in Hong Kong

The driver of a truck involved in a recent fatal crash has been apprehended, the Post has learned, marking the second arrest in connection with the accident.

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A source said on Wednesday that officers arrested the 49-year-old man over dangerous driving causing death.

The suspect, a resident of Indian descent, allegedly drove the truck that rammed into a bus stop on Chatham Road North on Tuesday morning.

A woman, 50, died after getting trapped beneath the truck, while a 33-year-old woman suffered injuries to the left side of her pelvis, knees and right palm.

The truck driver had fled the scene after the crash.

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On Tuesday, police arrested a 34-year-old man in connection with the crash. The Post has learned he is the owner of the truck and that he is still in police custody as of Wednesday afternoon.

  

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