Double-decker bus crashes in Hong Kong, at least 18 people dead.

Published Saturday, February 10, 2018 10:55AM EST
HONG KONG -- A double-decker bus crashed in a Hong Kong suburb on Saturday evening, killing 18 people and injuring dozens more, authorities in the southern Chinese city said.
Local media reports said the bus tipped over, and quoted passengers as saying the bus was full and travelling very fast.
The death toll included 15 men and three women, a police spokeswoman said on customary condition of anonymity.

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One elderly man interviewed on television said the driver had been going extremely fast at the time of the accident, even taking bends at high speed.

An executive surnamed So, with The Kowloon Motor Bus Co that operated the bus, said HK$80,000 ($10,230) in financial assistance would be paid to the families of each victim. The company said it would also set up an investigation team to probe the cause of the crash.

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