【Animal News】Niu Niu was injured by a taxi in Sha Tau Kok a few days ago. After receiving medical treatment, Niu Niu died of his injuries. The negligence of the taxi driver in just a few seconds caused Niu Niu to die in pain. The police arrested a 59-year-old male driver surnamed Gong in the early hours of this morning. He was suspected of four crimes of “dangerous driving”, “interfering with vehicles involved in a traffic accident to hide evidence”, “failing to report the accident as soon as possible” and “failing to stop following the accident”. Detention investigation. Niu Niu’s body has been taken away by relevant groups for further examination.
Recently, a 10-second cam video of the vehicle involved in the accident has been circulated on the Internet, showing that the green car hit a cow on the road at Sha Tau Kok at around 11:30 p.m. seconds during which the taxi did not slow down. After the cow rolled over on the road, it stood up once more. The taxi stopped following bumping into the cow, and heard a voice saying “Wow, this cow”.
The cattle team of the AFCD found a cow with multiple wounds and bleeding at Luen Wo Hui the next day. It was probably a bull that had been injured by a bruise, but died of serious injuries following medical treatment.
In response to this newspaper’s inquiries, the police said that they noticed a short video circulating on the Internet. In the video, a taxi was driving along the Lung Yeuk Tau section of Sha Tau Kok Highway towards Sheung Shui on December 4. Hitting a cow, the taxi then fled. The cow died following the accident, and the body has been taken away by relevant agencies for further examination. The police attached great importance to the case and handed it over to the New Territories North Regional Traffic Department for follow-up investigation.
After an in-depth investigation, the police arrested a 59-year-old male driver surnamed Gong in the early hours of this morning. parking”. He is now being detained for investigation.
The police reiterated that anyone who drives a car dangerously on the road is guilty of a crime and can be sentenced to up to 3 years in prison and a fine of 25,000 yuan. If it is the first conviction, you can be disqualified from driving for at least 6 months; if you are convicted once more, you can be disqualified from driving for at least two years, and you must take a driving improvement course and score 10 points for driving violations.
Volunteers of “Niu Niu in Fourteen Townships” were very distressed and angry at this newspaper’s outspoken statement. They criticized the taxi driver for leaving in disregard, violating the “Road Traffic Regulations”, which stipulates that drivers must stop and call the police when they hit an animal.
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