資料：1924年5月8日《The China Mail》第5頁
MOTOR BUS DEATHS.
DRIVERS CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER.
Proceedings on charges of manslaughter were continued at the Central Magistracy yesterday against the two Chinese motor-bus drivers involved in the collision in the New Territories on April 6th which four passengers (one a Boy Scout) were killed and several injured.
Mr. Wadeson watched the case in the interests of the Bus Company. The first accused the driver of bus 1204 was defended by Mr. A.E.Hall.
According to the evidence of a Chinese Seaman who was in bus 1314 the other bus had just passed a bridge when the accident occurred, his bus crashing into it at a speed of over 30 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.
Second defendant: The approximate distance between the Star Ferry pier and Un Long is twenty six miles. The accident took place about 2.30 and therefore I could not travel as fast as you allege.
Witness: You drove slowly at Yaumati and furthermore the bus stopped outside the Company’s garage for water and petrol.
Mr. J.Smith, acting Chief Engineer of the Kowloon-Canton railway, said that he examined the buses after the collision and from the nature of the damage concluded that they must have been travelling at high speeds. For a bus of the type of the damaged ones, the safe speed would be under twenty miles an hour, though he had seen them doing the best part of 40 miles.
The hand brake of bus 1204 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.
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.
The case was adjourned.
翻譯：
巴士致死事件
司機被控誤殺
昨日中央裁判司署繼續審理兩名中國巴士司機於4月6日在新界造成四名乘客死亡(包括一名童子軍)及多人受傷的事件，兩人均被控告誤殺罪名。
巴士公司代表韋德森先生(Mr. Wadeson)到場旁聽。首名被告1204號巴士司機的辯護律師是賀爾先生(Mr. A.E.Hall)。
一名中國水手作供，他當時正乘坐1314號巴士，意外發生時對頭巴士剛駛離橋面，他的巴士以超過時速30英里的速度撞上對頭巴士。
當被問及他如何估算出車速時，證人解釋香港路面行駛的巴士平均車速為時速18至20英里，1314號巴士則以雙倍速度行駛。
次被告：「由天星碼頭到元朗(Un Long)的距離約26英里，事發時間約為下午2時30分，這就證明當時車速根本就沒有你說的那麼快。」
證人：「你曾在油麻地慢駛，然後在公司車廠停車入水入油。」
九廣鐵路署理總工程師史密夫先生(Mr. J.Smith)於事發後為車輛驗車，以車輛損毀的狀況推斷兩車當時是以高速相撞的。以同款巴士而言，安全駕駛速度應小於時速20英里，此車最高速度可達時速40英里。
1204號巴士手掣失靈並且佈滿塵埃，證明事發時根本沒被使用。腳掣完全無法運作，顯然在事發當天根本沒作檢查調整。
至於1314號巴士，史密夫先生指出車輛的前軸已被撞至與兩側彈簧完全分離，右前輪完全碎裂。手掣運作良好，卻顯然沒有被使用的痕跡，腳掣則與前述車輛狀況一樣。
案件休庭再審。