(2nd UPDATE) Passengers quoted by local media say the driver was going fast before the crash

HONG KONG, China (2nd UPDATE) – At least 19 people were killed and dozens injured when a double-decker bus toppled over in Hong Kong on Saturday evening, February 10, police said. Photographs show double-decker bus lying on its side with its roof torn off near Tai Po

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At least 19 people have been killed and dozens injured after a double-decker bus overturned in Hong Kong. Passengers had complained to the driver who was reportedly 10 minutes late and he then kept speeding up before the bus crashed, the Apple Daily reported, quoting injured passengers at the scene. This is one of the worst accidents of its kind in Hong Kong since 2003, when another double-decker bus plunged off a flyover after colliding with a truck, killing 21. Fourteen people were injured last April when a double-decker tram tipped over, with a 23-year-old driver later arrested for dangerous driving causing harm to others.
A double-decker bus overturns near Tai Po in Hong Kong, killing at least 19 people.