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Hong Kong boy injured by detached bus wheel

A seven-year-old boy in Hong Kong sustained minor injuries when a wheel detached from a KMB double-decker bus and struck a railing that then hit him. The incident occurred on Cheung Sha Wan Road as the boy was waiting for a bus. The bus driver, who had reportedly inspected the vehicle before his shift, continued driving for a short distance after the wheel came off. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster describes a minor traffic accident involving a bus and a pedestrian, which does not meet the criteria for any other newsworthiness bucket.

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Hong Kong boy injured by detached bus wheel

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Ambrose Li ·

    Lucky escape for boy, 7, after wheel comes off KMB double-decker bus in Hong Kong

    A seven-year-old boy escaped with minor injuries on Tuesday after a rear wheel came off a double-decker bus travelling on a busy road in Hong Kong’s Kowloon district. Police received a report at 3.25pm that the KMB route 86 bus was travelling along Cheung Sha Wan Road towards Kwa…