School bus crash victim recalls seeing 89-year-old boss and his crushed wheelchair trapped under vehicle after accident that killed 4 in Hong Kong
- Domestic worker and employer were on shopping trip when accident happened
- Filipino helper was knocked down in panic to avoid out-of-control vehicle and only suffered minor injuries
Marjorie Nim Salvador could not stop crying on Tuesday as she described the moment she saw her 89-year-old employer, and his crushed wheelchair, trapped underneath a runaway school bus.
The Filipino domestic worker said she had been knocked down in the panic to avoid the out-of-control vehicle on Monday, and the first thing she saw after looking up was her boss, Willy Yip, lying injured.
Speaking from her hospital bed at Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan, the 43-year-old described how their shopping trip along Hei Wo Street, near their home in North Point, turned into a nightmare that killed four people.
Salvador and Yip were among the 11 people injured, while Yip is one of the three victims still in a critical condition.
While Salvador, who suffered minor injuries to her back and shoulders was discharged on Tuesday afternoon, seven others remain in stable conditions in the city’s hospitals.