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| The taxi came to a stop only after hitting a traffic light on King's Road (RTHK photo) |
The 84-year-old driver of a taxi that mowed down three pedestrians in North Point at about 1pm on Sunday, is due to appear in Eastern Court tomorrow, charged with dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm.
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This was according to a police spokesperson who also said they had no updates on the condition of those injured in the accident.
One of them was described in earlier reports as Filipino. (Ed: not two as earlier reported)
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This was a 48-year-old woman who suffered arm injury when the runaway taxi skidded down Fortress Hill Road and came to a stop only after crashing into a traffic light on King’s Road.
A male passenger in the vehicle who was also reported as a Filipino earlier, was found to be a foreigner from the mainland.
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The Filipina was listed
in serious condition while the two other injured pedestrians, a 48-year-old Indian
woman surnamed Singh and a 59-year-old local woman surnamed Chu, were reported
to be in critical condition.
The four were taken to
Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital while the driver, who reported
suffering chest pains, was brought to Ruttonjee Hospital.
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He initially told
investigators the taxi’s brake failed, but police inspectors reportedly found
no malfunction on the vehicle.
A tow truck was
dispatched to remove the taxi from the road while traffic was halted on either
side while a cleanup was carried out.
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The accident re-ignited
debates about setting an age cap on drivers of public utility vehicles. A
number of drivers aged over 60 have figured in a number of collisions lately.
However, Ben Chan who
heads the Legislative Council’s transport panel balked at the idea, saying this
could further reduce the number of people willing to work as drivers of public
vehicles.
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Instead, Chan suggested
requiring drivers aged 65 and above to submit to more frequent health checks.
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