A Hong Kong court granted bail to 63-year-old bus driver Lee Kai-po, accused of deliberately crashing his coach on the Shenzhen Bay Bridge and injuring 17 passengers. The magistrate urged his family to pay extra attention to his condition. The case was adjourned to April 29.
Lee Kai-po, 63, appeared before West Kowloon Court on Wednesday on a charge of dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm. The court granted him bail of HK$50,000 (US$6,370), requiring him to surrender his driving licence and not leave the city. Magistrate Tobias Cheng Yun-chung adjourned the case to April 29 at the prosecutors' request.
The incident occurred on Sunday when Lee's coach hit the railings of the Shenzhen Bay Bridge, injuring eight men and nine women aged between 25 and 64. There were 25 passengers on the Kwun Tong-bound coach. Most of the injured were Hong Kong residents, except for a man and two women from mainland China, and a woman holding a United States passport.
The injured were taken to Tuen Mun and Tin Shui Wai hospitals for treatment. The crash led to a partial closure of lanes on the bridge.
Magistrate Tobias Cheng Yun-chung urged Lee's family to “pay extra attention” to his condition during the bail hearing.
