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Truck driver arrested after accident leaves 1 highway worker dead, 5 others hurt

South China Morning Post · · 206 words · By Lam Ka-sing
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“Hong Kong police arrested a driver after his truck hit a parked vehicle and killed a worker on a closed section of the Cheung Tsing Highway in Tsing Yi”
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web search NEUTRAL — Truck is used in American English; the British English equivalent is lorry. The first known usage of "truck" was in 1611 when it referred to the small strong wheels on ships' cannon carriages, and com…
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“an accident that also left five others, including four South Korean tourists, injured on Thursday”
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“the accident happened at around 5.10pm when the local driver of a minivan carrying the four tourists pulled over to the side of a lane after one of the vehicle’s tyres burst”
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The specific detail about the 5:10pm timing and the burst tyre is reported by one source. Other results for Cheung Tsing Highway provide general geography or unrelated accidents.
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web search NEUTRAL — A source said that the accident happened at around 5.10pm when the local driver of a minivan carrying the four tourists pulled over to the side of a lane after one of the vehicle’s tyres burst.
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/33…
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web search NEUTRAL — 17th January 2020 – (Hong Kong) At around 6.10am today, a car lost control on North West Tsing Yi Interchange towards Ting Kau Bridge direction and crashed into a concrete curb before landing on its s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cheung Tsing Highway is a 2-kilometre (1.2 mi) dual three-lane expressway in the New Territories of Hong Kong, forming part of Route 3 and situated on the northwestern part of Tsing Yi Island.
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“A highway worker arrived at the scene in a patrol vehicle, parking behind the private car”
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“The medium-sized goods vehicle driving in the same lane hit the patrol vehicle, which then struck the minivan”
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“The worker, 64, was reportedly dragged underneath one of the vehicles”
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web search NEUTRAL — A highway worker arrived at the scene in a patrol vehicle, parking behind the private car. He got out and stood between the two vehicles.The worker, 64, was reportedly dragged underneath one of the ve…
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web search NEUTRAL — A female police officer has died after a vehicle she pulled over during a traffic stop sped away, dragging her for a block along the road before it crashed into a tree in Newport News, Virginia.
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“He was sent to Princess Margaret Hospital, where he was later certified dead”
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“The minivan driver and four tourists suffered minor injuries and were sent to the same hospital for treatment”
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web search NEUTRAL — The minivan driver and four tourists suffered minor injuries and were sent to the same hospital for treatment.
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/33…
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web search NEUTRAL — The van that drove out of its lane was coming from the Kamala sub-district to Patong Beach, and carrying seven tourists. The van’s driver injured his leg, and four tourists in his van were also injure…
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