Tour coach driver jailed after teacher run over
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Summary
A tour coach driver was sentenced at Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts on July 24 after pleading guilty to dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm over a crash at the junction of Ngau Tau Kok Road and Fuk To Street. The defendant, 54-year-old Lau Mo-sang, was jailed for four months, disqualified from driving for two years and ordered to pay for a driving improvement course. The court heard that the 48-year-old victim, surnamed Cheng, had checked that no vehicles were coming before crossing at an uncontrolled pedestrian crossing when she was struck from behind and run over on all four limbs by the coach. Magistrate Lau Suk-han said the victim’s injuries were severe and questioned the defendant’s remorse because he still blamed a minibus ahead and described the incident as unfortunate.
Key Points
- Lau Mo-sang admitted one count of dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm over the December 23, 2025 incident near lamp post GF0626 in Fuk To Street, Ngau Tau Kok.
- The coach was travelling along Ngau Tau Kok Road toward Mong Kok and turned left into Fuk To Street when it hit the woman.
- The victim was crossing at a pedestrian crossing without traffic lights, had confirmed no vehicles were approaching, and had her back to the defendant’s direction.
- Medical evidence showed open fractures to the right femur, tibia and fibula, acute distal ischaemia in the right lower limb, and a scalp haematoma.
- The magistrate said the victim, formerly a teacher, had been in intensive care and remained hospitalised; a six-month starting point was reduced to four months after the guilty plea.
Why It Matters
The case underlines the potentially catastrophic consequences when large commercial vehicles turn at junctions and drivers fail to detect pedestrians in time. For Hong Kong road users, the sentence and two-year disqualification reinforce that courts may treat claims of distraction or bad luck as inadequate where a seriously injured pedestrian remains in hospital.