They thought it was just another bus ride home.<\/p>\n
In seconds, it became a scene of unthinkable horror.<\/p>\n
A packed double\u2011decker flipped onto its side, metal screaming, glass exploding, lives torn apart on a quiet Hong Kong road.<\/p>\n
Nineteen people gone.\u00a0On an ordinary day in Tai Po, routine shattered without warning.<\/p>\n
A double\u2011decker bus, carrying commuters who trusted it to get them home, lost control on a downhill stretch and overturned with brutal force.<\/p>\n
Most of those who never made it out alive had been sitting on the upper deck, where the impact and chaos were most devastating.<\/p>\n
Within minutes, sirens pierced the stunned silence as emergency crews fought to pull survivors from twisted metal and shattered glass, rushing the injured to nearby hospitals.<\/p>\n
In the aftermath, grief and anger now hang over the community.<\/p>\n
Authorities arrested the 30\u2011year\u2011old driver on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death and injuries, amid reports he was speeding and visibly agitated before the crash.<\/p>\n
As investigators reconstruct every second of the tragedy, families wait for answers that can never bring back what was lost, only explain how a simple journey turned irreversibly dark.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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