Tour bus rear-ends double-decker in Tai Po, at least 12 injured

At least 12 people were injured after a double-decker KMB bus was rear-ended by a tour bus on Ting Kok Road in Tai Po on Thursday.

The 12 people, four women and eight men, suffered minor injuries and were all conscious after the accident. They were brought to hospitals for treatment.

Sources said the tour bus was contracted to the Education University of Hong Kong and was carrying teachers and students back to their campus from the MTR’s University Station.

A KMB spokesman said the Route 74K bus was traveling along Ting Kok Road near Yue Kok station when the accident occurred. It is understood three people on board the double-decker were injured, including the bus driver and two passengers.