資料：1924年5月8日《The Hong Kong Telegraph》第2頁
BUSES COLLIDE.
DRIVERS CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER.
Arising out of a fatal collision between two motor buses in the New Territory on the 6th April, in which four people were killed, the drivers of the cars involved were charged with manslaughter before Mr. R.E.Lindsell at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon. The accident occurred on a Sunday at a bridge at Nam Tai, Un Long, the buses, which belonged to the Chun Hing Motor Bus Company, being Nos. 1314 and 1204. The front corner on the right side of 1314 was torn away as a result of the impact, while the other bus was completely wrecked. Two of the passengers, one of them a Boy Scout, were killed outright, and two others died in hospital.
Mr. Wadeson appeared yesterday afternoon to watch the case in the interests of the Bus Company. The first accused (the driver of bus 1204) was defended by Mr. A.E.Hall.
Handy Man Takes Charge.
Evidence was given by a Chinese seaman, who was travelling to Ping Shan in bus 1314 on April 6th. He said the bus left the Star Ferry pier about 1.10 p.m., carrying about twenty people. The bus was going at the usual speed and passed Castle Peak without mishap. When they were at Nam Tai and were approaching a bridge, the collision occurred, his car crashing into the other bus, which had just come off the bridge from the opposite direction. The driver of his bus did not reduce speed before the collision. In this opinion his bus was going at a speed of about 32 miles an hour.
When asked how he estimated the speed, witness explained that the motor buses in Hongkong generally travelled between 18 and 20 miles an hour and bus 1314 was going twice as fast that day.
After describing the damage of both vehicles, the seaman said he was uninjured except for a cut at the ankle. He got out of the bus and blew a police whistle. He found that two drivers pulling the passengers out of the wreckage, and induced them to accompany him to the Ping Shan Police Station, where he made a report.
Regarding the speed estimate of the witness, the second accused pointed out that the approximate distance between the Star Ferry pier and Un Long was twenty six miles. The accident took place about 2.30 and therefore he could not have travelled as fast as the witness alleged.
In reply, witness said that the defendant drove slowly at Yaumati and, furthermore, the bus stopped outside the Company’s garage for water and petrol.
Brakes Out of Order.
Mr. J.Smith, acting Chief Engineer of the Kowloon-Canton Railway, stated that he arrived at the scene of the collision at 6.15 p.m. on the 6th and there examined the damaged buses. The body of bus 1204 was completely torn off the chassis. The left front wheel stop axle had been sheered through, but the back wheels were intact. The hand brake was broken and covered with dust, indicating that no attempt had been made to use it. The foot brake was entirely out of order and obviously had not been adjusted that day. This brake was connected with the back axle and had not been smashed up. When the pedal was pushed down, the effect would be nil. As regards bus 1314, Mr. Smith said the front axle had been dislodged from the springs on either side, while the right front wheel had been badly shattered. The hand brake was in good working order, and though not on, appeared to have been recently used, but the foot brake was in the same condition as that of the other bus.
In reply to the Magistrate, Mr. Smith said that judging by the nature of the damage both buses must have travelled at very high speeds. For a bus of the type of the damaged ones, the safe speed would be under twenty miles an hour, though he seen them doing the best part of 40 miles.
Cross-examined by the second defendant, Mr. Smith said he was satisfied that the foot brake had not been dislodged as a result of the collision.
After further evidence, the case was adjourned.
翻譯：
巴士相撞
司機被控誤殺
因應4月6日於新界發生的兩台巴士對撞導致四人致死事件，兩車司機均被控以誤殺，昨日下午於裁判司署上庭應訊，裁判司為連些路先生(Mr. R.E.Lindsell)。意外發生於星期日元朗藍地(Nam Tai, Un Long)的橋上，兩台巴士由泉興巴士公司(Chun Hing Motor Bus Company)擁有，編號為1314號及1204號。兩車對撞後，1314號巴士右前部位被扯裂，另一台巴士則全毀。兩名乘客，包括一名童子軍，於事件即場身亡，另外兩名乘客則於送院後不治。
巴士公司代表韋德森先生(Mr. Wadeson)昨午亦有到場旁聽。首名被告(1204號巴士司機)由賀爾先生(Mr. A.E.Hall)辯護。
好手壓場
一名於4月6日乘坐1314號巴士前往屏山的中國水手上庭作供，稱巴士於下午1時10分離開天星碼頭，當時載有20名乘客，巴士以正常車速前往青山，當駛至藍地接近橋樑時，就與剛駛離橋面的對頭巴士相撞，他乘坐的巴士於對撞前沒有減速。他認為巴士當時車速為時速32英里。
當被問到他是如何估算車速，證人指香港巴士常以時速18至20英里行駛，1314號巴士車速當日比平常快1倍。
當描述完巴士損毀狀況後，水手稱他當時只有腳踭割傷，身體沒有大礙。他當即離開巴士及吹響警哨。他看到兩名巴士司機正把乘客拖離巴士，於是引領他們前往屏山警署報案。
關於證人估算的車速，次被告指出天星碼頭到元朗只有26英里，意外約於下午2時30分發生，這就證明他當時開車並沒有證人說的那麼快。
證人回覆指被告曾於油麻地慢駛，並於公司車廠停車入水入油。
多個制動系統失靈
九廣鐵路署理總工程師史密夫先生(Mr. J.Smith)作供，指他於6日晚上6時15分抵達事故現場驗車，1204號巴士車身與底盤分離，左前輪剎車軸被撞毀，後輪則完好無缺。手掣損壞及佈滿塵埃，證明事發時司機沒有進行剎車動作。腳掣完全失靈，顯示當天根本沒人為車輛檢查調整。腳掣連接著後車軸，於事故中沒被撞毀，但當進行腳踏測試時，制動系統毫無反應。至於1314號巴士，史密夫先生稱車輛前軸與前方兩輪的彈簧分離，右前輪嚴重碎裂。手掣運作正常，但沒有使用的痕跡。而腳掣情況則與前述車輛一模一樣。
在回答裁判司的問題時，史密夫先生以車輛的損毀程度，估計事發時車輛正以高速行駛。以同款巴士而言，安全車速應為時速20英里以下，而他亦曾見過最高行車速度為時速40英里。
對次被告作盤問後，史密夫先生對事故調查中腳掣沒有被撞毀表示滿意。
在呈上其他證據後，案件休庭再審。