[歷史] MOTOR BUS DEATHS. DRIVERS CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER.

資料:1924年5月9日《The China Mail》第5頁


MOTOR BUS DEATHS.
DRIVERS CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER.

The two bus drivers of the Chun Hing Company, charged with manslaughter as a sequel to the collision between two buses in the New Territory on April 6 when four of the passengers were killed and several others injured, re-appeared at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon before Mr. R.E.Lindsell.
According to the evidence of various witnesses at 11 o’clock on the same morning, another bus of the same Company met with an accident at Ching Lung Tau, and overturned.
The conductor of one of the buses concerned in the collision stated the bus left Ping Shan with over 20 passengers. The number allowed by the licence was 22. Arriving at Ping Shan, Police Sergeant Stimson stopped the bus and turned away 7 passengers in excess of the number allowed. Witness said he did not know at what speed the bus was going at when it collided. He was collecting fares at the time. Suddenly he was knocked senseless. When he regained consciousness about ten minutes later, he found that his bus had been wrecked.
In reply to Traffic Inspector Kent, witness said that after the Sergeant had turned away the excess passengers the driver scolded him for allowing people to board the bus when it was full. Witness told the driver that it was very difficult to stop people from boarding the bus as there were two entrances.
The case was again adjourned.


翻譯:

巴士致死事件
司機被控誤殺

4月6日於新界發生的兩台巴士對撞導致四死多傷交通意外事件,兩名泉興公司(Chun Hing Company)司機被控誤殺罪名,兩人於昨午在中央裁判司署上庭,案件由連些路先生(Mr. R.E.Lindsell)主審。
根據多名證人的證供,事發當日早上11時,他們皆目睹另一台泉興巴士於青龍頭(Ching Lung Tau)失事反車。
一名售票員作供,指巴士於屏山出發時載客超過20人,而該車牌照只可乘載22人。當車輛駛經屏山時,史汀生沙展(Sergeant Stimson)將巴士截停,並將超載的7名乘客趕出車輛。證人指事發時他不知道巴士車速有多快,因為他在專注售票工作。事故發生時,他因衝擊而失去意識,大約10分鐘後恢復意識,並發現當時巴士已被撞毀。
在回覆交通督察肯特(Kent)的提問時,證人指當超載乘客被趕後,司機曾指責他得悉巴士滿座卻繼續容許乘客上車,證人表示巴士有兩道車門,一人難以同時阻止乘客於兩門上車。
案件再度休庭再審。