In this photo provided by Hong Kong Police Force, police officers investigate a double-decker bus after its crash on a highway from the town of Fanling, in Hong Kong Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. Hong Kong emergency services say a violent crash of a double-decker bus has killed multiple people and injured more than 20 others. (Hong Kong Police Force via AP)
HONG KONG (AP) — The violent crash of a double-decker bus in Hong Kong killed six people and injured more than 30 others on Wednesday, police said.
The crash in the New Territories of Hong Kong that border mainland China tore away much of the left side of the bus and ripped a jagged hole in its roof.
Police said three women and three men died. Fire services initially said four people were killed.
Police said the bus was traveling on a highway from the town of Fanling. This image made from video shows a damaged bus after an accident with fire engine and emergency services around bus in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. The crash of a double-decker bus in Hong Kong killed multiple people, emergency services said. (TVB via AP)
This image made from video shows the survivors of a bus accident are treated on the roadside in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. The crash of a double-decker bus in Hong Kong killed multiple people, emergency services said. (TVB via AP)In this photo provided by Hong Kong Police Force, firemen investigate a double-decker bus after its crash on a highway from the town of Fanling, in Hong Kong Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. Hong Kong emergency services say a violent crash of a double-decker bus has killed multiple people and injured more than 20 others. (Hong Kong Police Force via AP)
