Man smashes bus window, takes driver’s seat in North Point crash

A man was arrested after allegedly smashing a Citybus window, taking the driver’s seat and causing the bus to move backwards into another bus in North Point during the evening rush hour.

Police said they received a report at about 6pm on Friday (Feb 27) from a Citybus driver on King’s Road. The driver said the man used a hammer to break a window before entering the driver’s cabin and tampering with the controls.

Officers found the two buses at the junction of King’s Road and Power Street. The suspect was subdued nearby at Cheung Hong Street.

The man sustained hand injuries and was suspected to be mentally unstable. He was restrained and taken to Eastern Hospital for examination. No passengers were injured.

The driver said he stopped the bus and asked passengers to disembark after being alerted to the damage, before leaving the driver’s seat to check the vehicle.

The suspect then entered the cabin and began pressing buttons. Although the driver returned and switched off the engine, he later left the bus and called police. The man is believed to have released the handbrake, causing the bus to move backwards and hit another bus.

After the crash, the suspect moved to the upper deck and jumped out through a window before fleeing. The driver followed him until police arrived.

The driver added that the man had boarded the bus in Wan Chai and appeared to have injured his arm while smashing the window. During a struggle, he claimed to have an infectious disease but did not put up significant resistance when arrested.

The buses involved were Citybus route 116 and KMB route 102. The KMB bus sustained front-end damage, while glass was shattered on the upper deck of the Citybus.

Traffic on King’s Road towards Chai Wan was disrupted.

The case is under investigation.