Elderly passenger dies after car loses control, mounts pavement and slams into bus stop in Hong Kong

An 85-year-old passenger died after the private car he was in lost control, mounted the pavement and rammed into a bus stop in Hong Kong’s Kowloon Bay area on Sunday.

Two others in the car and four pedestrians were also hurt in the accident, according to police.

The vehicle lost control at around 2.30pm and crashed into a bus stop near Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate, police said.

The silver Honda hatchback first crashed into advertising displays at the bus stop, and then the vehicle’s rear hit a metal pole before coming to a halt.

The elderly passenger was brought to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei and then pronounced dead at around 4pm.