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Danny Mok

A school bus driver died in hospital and a passenger was slightly injured after their vehicle, which was carrying nearly 50 children, crashed inside Hong Kong’s Shing Mun Tunnel on Wednesday afternoon.
The coach was travelling towards Tsuen Wan when it suddenly went out of control and struck the tunnel wall at around 3.30pm.
Emergency responders found the driver, 71, unconscious at the scene.
A woman passenger, 53, sustained minor injuries to her hand, while the 47 children on board were unharmed.

Both the driver and the injured passenger were taken to Yan Chai Hospital in Tsuen Wan for treatment. The driver died at 5.13pm.
Scratches were found on the left side of the bus including the wheel rim following the collision.
The driver was believed to have fainted at the wheel, although the exact cause of the accident remained under investigation.
Shortly after entering the tunnel, he lost consciousness.
The driver had reportedly worked for more than seven years and had undergone a coronary stent procedure several years ago.


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Driver later dies in hospital while all 47 children on board escape unharmed