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Disaster● Low33m ago · Nov 9, 2026, 4:15 AM

Man dies after being hit by bus in Hong Kong’s North Point

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · East Asia

A man in his 60s has died after being struck by a bus in Hong Kong’s North Point. The fatal accident happened at the junction of King’s Road and Tin Chong Street at around 8.17am, with police and ambulance personnel arriving at the scene after a report by the Citybus driver. Police said the victim suffered severe head injuries and was unconscious before being rushed to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan, where he was certified dead at 8.54am. An investigation into the cause of...

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