資料：1924年5月27日《The Hong Kong Telegraph》第1頁
RECENT MOTOR BUS SMASH.
DRIVERS ON TRIAL FOR MANSLAUGHTER.
ACCUSED OF NEGLIGENCE.
The foot brake on each of the cars was out of order, and on neither had the handbrake been applied. These were important points of the prosecution story when a charge of manslaughter against two motor-bus drivers, Li Kam and Lo Sang, was heard at the Criminal Sessions before Mr. Justice Gompartz this morning.
The case for the Crown was conducted by the Hon Attorney-General, Mr. J.H.Kemp, K.E. and Mr. Campbell Prosser was for the defence.
The charge of manslaughter varies very much in seriousness and gravity, said Mr. J.H.Kemp in his opening address, but the jury were not concerned with the gravity of this case. They had only to determine whether the prisoners were, by their culpable negligence, responsible for the death of deceased.
A collision occurred, said counsel, on a bridge near Castle Peak at about 2.30 p.m. on April 6th between two buses. The first, No. 1204, driven by Lo Sang, was on its way from Un Long to the “Star” Ferry Whart; the second No. 1314, driven by Li Kam, was on the return journey. It was evident from the effect of the collision that they struck at a fairly high joint speed. The bridge on which the collision occurred was only 13 feet wide and each of the buses was six feet wide. The prosecution submitted that neither of the drivers should have taken the slightest risk of being on the bridge at the same time as another bus. The first bus left Un Long at 2.10 p.m. and it must, therefore, allowing for stops, have travelled at an average speed of 16 miles per hour. This was not excessive. The second bus left Kowloon, according to witnesses at 1.10 p.m.; the distance was 21 miles and that worked out at 16 miles per hour if it did not stop at all and maintained the same pace throughout. It must have been doing about nineteen miles per hour when the bridge was approached. The body of the car was torn off the chassis of No. 1204, the left front wheel was struck off and both buses were wrecked generally. The cars were examined by exports from the Kowloon-Canton Railway and they discovered two important facts – the hand brakes on neither car had been touched and the foot brakes were entirely out of order. Prisoners were negligent in not finding out that their foot brakes were out of order, and if they knew this they were negligent in not having them adjusted. It was the suggestion of the prosecution, concluded counsel, that neither driver had any intention of stopping or slowing down. They hoped to get across safely.
The trial is proceeding.
翻譯：
近日的巴士對撞
司機被控誤殺上庭
事件涉嫌疏忽
兩車腳掣均已失靈，手掣卻未被使用，這是本日審訊案件的重點。被控誤殺罪名的兩名巴士司機利金(Li Kam)及羅生(Lo Sang)，於今早到刑事訴訟庭接受審訊，主審官為甘弼仕法官(Mr. Justice Gompartz)。
官方代表是尊敬的律政司金培源先生 KC御用大律師 (Mr. J.H.Kemp)，而辯護方則是保羅瑟先生(Mr. Campbell Prosser)。
金培源先生發表開庭陳詞，表示控告誤殺罪，取決於事件嚴重性及嚴重程度，但陪審團不應在本案中關注嚴重程度，他們只需確定被告於案件中是否需要因為過失而對死者的死亡負上責任。
檢察官陳詞，說案件發生於4月6日大約下午2時30分的青山一帶橋面，兩台巴士發生相撞。巴士編號1204，由羅生駕駛，由元朗(Un Long)駛往天星碼頭(“Star” Ferry Whart)；巴士編號1314，由利金駕駛，行走相反路線。由事故現場證據可得知兩車當時以高速對撞。事發橋面寬度只有13英尺，涉事兩台巴士均寬6英尺。控方認為，兩車司機均不應冒險將巴士同時駕上橋面。前述巴士於下午2時10分由元朗出發，連同沿途停站時間，估算平均車速為時速16英里，這不算很快。另一台巴士根據證供，於下午1時10分由九龍出發，兩地距離21英里，如沿途沒有停車並且保持相同車速，估算車速為時速16英里。當接近橋面時估計車速達時速19英里。1204號巴士車身與底盤分離，左前輪脫落，兩車均嚴重損毀。兩台巴士均由九廣鐵路專家檢驗，並找出兩大問題，兩車手掣均未被使用，兩車腳掣均已失靈。被告已因沒有發現腳掣失靈而涉及疏忽，如果他們均早已知情，則因沒有調整腳掣而涉及疏忽。檢察官總結時，認為兩車於事發時均沒有意圖停車或減速，他們皆希望安全通過橋面。
審訊待續。