2018 Hong Kong bus accident

2018 Hong Kong bus accident
Accident scene on 10 February 2018
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Details
Date10 February 2018
18:13 HKT
LocationTai Po Mei, Tai Po Road
New Territories, Hong Kong
Line872
OperatorKowloon Motor Bus
Incident typeRollover
CauseExcessive speed.
Statistics
Deaths19
Injured65
The bus involved, photographed 32 minutes prior to the accident
Crash site after the wreck was removed

On 10 February 2018, at approximately 18:13 HKT, a Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) double-decker bus flipped onto its side on Tai Po Road in Tai Po, New Territories. The crash killed 19 people and injured 65.

The incident, also known as the 872 accident (Chinese: 872意外) after the number of the route the bus was traveling on, was Hong Kong's second-deadliest road traffic accident, behind a 2003 incident on Tuen Mun Road which killed 21.[1]

In July 2020, the bus captain was sentenced to imprisonment for 14 years over the crash. In addition, he is no longer allowed to drive any vehicles.

  1. ^ "Hong Kong bus overturns, killing at least 19 people". The Guardian. Agence-France Presse. 10 February 2018.