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Hong Kong taxi driver, 52, dies after passing out at the wheel and crashing into kerb
- Cabby was driving on Lam Tei Interchange in Tuen Mun district when he suddenly fell unconscious and lost control of his vehicle
- Incident follows two other major accidents involving taxis this year
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A middle-aged cabbie died after passing out behind the wheel and hitting a kerb while driving along a busy interchange in Hong Kong on Wednesday, although fortunately no passengers were inside the vehicle at the time.
Police said the 52-year-old man, whose surname was Yeung, was driving at the Lam Tei Interchange in Tuen Mun district towards Yuen Long at around 12.30pm on Wednesday.
He suddenly fell unconscious while driving, lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a kerb.
Other drivers on the road saw the incident and called emergency services.
Yeung was taken to Tuen Mun Hospital but was declared dead about two hours after the accident.
The incident was similar to a case from November of last year, when a 72-year-old taxi driver died after passing out while driving and hitting a kerb outside Cheung Tsing Tunnel.
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