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Nineteen people are killed and 66 injured when a Kowloon Motor Bus double decker on route 872 in Hong Kong overturns.
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Kowloon Motor Bus
Bus operator in Hong Kong
The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (KMB) is a bus company operating franchised services in Hong Kong. It is the largest bus company in Hong Kong by fleet size and number of bus routes, with over 4,000 buses - mostly double deckers - and 420 routes. It is a subsidiary…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Double-decker bus
Bus with two levels or decks
A double-decker bus is a bus that has two storeys or decks. Double-deckers are used primarily for commuter transport, but open-top models are used as sightseeing buses for tourists, and there are coaches too for long-distance travel. They appear in many places around the world…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Hong Kong
Special administrative region of China
Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China. Situated on China's southern coast just south of Shenzhen, it consists of the eponymous island, the Kowloon Peninsula, and the New Territories. With 7.5 million residents in a 1,114-square-kilometre (430 sq mi) territory,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
2018 Hong Kong bus accident
Deadly double-decker bus crash
On 10 February 2018, at approximately 18:13 HKT, a Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) double-decker bus flipped onto its side on Tai Po Road in Tai Po, New Territories. The crash killed 19 people and injured 65.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)