Two killed as HK bus mounts pavement

TWO people were killed when a schoolbus mounted a pavement in a crowded Hong Kong neighbourhood on Monday, trapping passers-by underneath and injuring 13, police said. An elderly woman and a man were killed after the yellow schoolbus ran over a pavement in the downtown North Point district, with photographs in local media showing victims sprawled on the ground while others received medical treatment at the scene. The vehicle rolled down the street after it was parked, terrifying passers-by as the driver ran towards it and tried in vain to stop it, the SouthChinaMorningPost reported, citing an online video clip. It crashed into a building in a narrow lane lined with shops as stationery and toy guns spilled onto the bloodstained street. At least four people were left in a coma, a police spokesperson said.