Pedestrian dies after being struck by Citybus in North Point

A male pedestrian died after being hit by a bus while crossing King's Road at North Point on Monday morning. The incident occurred at 8.17am when a Citybus traveling toward Chai Wan approached a traffic-light-controlled pedestrian crossing near Tin Chong Street. According to sources, the man was on his way to work and allegedly dashed across the road against a red pedestrian signal without looking right for oncoming traffic.



The bus, which was moving under a green traffic light, struck the pedestrian with its front left bumper.



The impact threw the victim more than 10m before he landed unconscious in the slow lane ahead with severe head injuries.



Emergency personnel performed first aid at the scene before rushing him to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.



Police are investigating the cause of the accident.