A Hong Kong court has granted bail to a driver suspected to have deliberately crashed his coach on the Shenzhen Bay Bridge, injuring 17 passengers, with the magistrate urging the man’s family to “pay extra attention” to his condition.
Lee Kai-po, 63, appeared before West Kowloon Court on a charge of dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm on Wednesday. Bail was set at HK$50,000 (US$6,370).
As part of his bail conditions, Lee was told to hand in his driving licence and ordered not to leave the city. Magistrate Tobias Cheng Yun-chung adjourned the case to April 29, upon prosecutors’ request.
Lee’s coach hit the railings of the Shenzhen Bay Bridge on Sunday, leaving eight men and nine women, aged between 25 and 64, injured.
Twenty-five passengers were on the Kwun Tong-bound coach. Most of the injured were reportedly Hong Kong residents, apart from a man and two women from mainland China, and a woman who held a United States passport.
The injured were sent to Tuen Mun and Tin Shui Wai hospitals for treatment.
The crash triggered a partial closure of lanes on the bridge.
