Volvo Olympian AV253
(HH9138) was involved in a serious accident at around 2.00pm on Saturday
18 October 2003.
The bus was on route
no. 961 (Shan King -->Wai Chai Convention Centre ) and was carrying approximately
60 passengers. It was travelling along the West Kowloon Expressway, just
before entering Western Harbour Tunnel, when the driver entered the wrong
lane to Tsim Sha Tsui. The driver, having realised his mistake, attempted
to rectify the situation, but as the speed of the bus was high (about 70-72km/h),
and the move was too drastic, the bus hit the concrete block and toppled
over. 37 passengers were injured. The bus is still under repair and
not yet returned to service. (Updated - 4th April 2004)
My thanks to Benny
Lee for providing this information.
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