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Hong Kong taxi driver dies, two passengers hurt in head-on crash with bus

South China Morning Post

July 4, 2026

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Hong Kong taxi driver dies, two passengers hurt in head-on crash with bus

A Hong Kong taxi driver has died and two passengers have been injured after a head-on collision with a bus on Hiram’s Highway in Sai Kung. The crash occurred at about 6.47pm on Saturday near Pak Sha Terrace, when the taxi veered across the centre line and struck the front of a KMB route 92 bus heading in the opposite direction towards Clear Water Bay, police said. Rescuers freed the driver, 64, who was unconscious and trapped in the taxi. He was taken to Tseung Kwan O Hospital and later...

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