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Elderly taxi driver's vehicle strikes pedestrians, killing one

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A taxi driver in his seventies lost control of his vehicle in Hong Kong, veering onto a pedestrian walkway and striking two women. One of the women, in her thirties, later died from her injuries at the hospital. The driver and his other passengers also sustained injuries in the incident. AI

RANK_REASON This is a local traffic accident with no broader AI or tech relevance.

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Elderly taxi driver's vehicle strikes pedestrians, killing one

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This is a local traffic accident with no broader AI or tech relevance.
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155 days old
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COVERAGE [1]

  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Edith Lin ·

    Woman dies, another unconscious as taxi driven by man in 70s crashes into planter

    A woman was killed and another left unconscious after a Hong Kong taxi driver in his seventies lost control of his vehicle and drove onto a pavement in Ngau Tau Kok on Wednesday, police said. The driver and his two passengers were also hurt. Police said the taxi veered onto a ped…

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