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Ambrose Li

A seven-year-old boy escaped with minor injuries on Tuesday after a rear wheel came off a double-decker bus travelling on a busy road in Hong Kong’s Kowloon district.
Police received a report at 3.25pm that the KMB route 86 bus was travelling along Cheung Sha Wan Road towards Kwai Chung when its rear-left wheel became detached, just outside Cheung Sha Wan Plaza.
The wheel struck and dented a metal railing, which in turn hit the boy as he waited for a bus.
The boy was conscious and complained of soreness in his left thigh. He was taken to Caritas Medical Centre for treatment.
The 49-year-old driver surnamed Leung continued driving the bus for another 200 metres (656 feet) after the wheel came off before stopping. He passed the alcohol test.
A KMB spokesman told the South China Morning Post that Leung had inspected the vehicle before taking it out for duty and did not report any problems.
“This incident is extremely rare; the company takes it very seriously and will follow up rigorously and conduct a thorough investigation into the cause,” he said.
The spokesman added that KMB had arranged a meeting with the bus manufacturer to examine the matter and was inspecting all buses fitted with the same component design.
“These inspections will be completed overnight, and services will only resume once we have confirmed that the buses are in good working order and safe to operate,” he said.


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KMB double-decker on route 86 lost rear left wheel which struck and dented metal railing, which hit the boy who was waiting for a bus


KMB double-decker on route 86 lost rear left wheel which struck and dented metal railing, which hit the boy who was waiting for a bus.


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Lucky escape for boy, 7, after wheel comes off KMB double-decker bus in Hong Kong

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}KMB double-decker on route 86 lost rear left wheel which struck and dented metal railing, which hit the boy who was waiting for a bus

KMB double-decker on route 86 lost rear left wheel which struck and dented metal railing, which hit the boy who was waiting for a bus