SHE was still close to her childhood buddies despite their working lives and was out with two of them on one of their regular meetings. So perhaps, it was not surprising that Ms Li Yee Ha's first instinct, when she saw a minibus hurtling towards the trio, was to push her two buddies aside. Ms Li, 25, bore the brunt of the accident and died later in hospital from severe head injuries. Another woman also died, and seven were injured in the accident that happened at 11.40pm on Friday in the busy shopping district of Mong Kok, Hong Kong. The minibus, which had just made a right turn, was said to have collided into a double-decker bus before losing control. It then crashed into pedestrians on the pavement like a bowling ball striking its pins, reported Hong Kong papers. It even ran over some of the victims. A shopfront was also destroyed. Ms Li's two friends were among those seriously injured after the crash. Ms Li's mum said her daughter's friends told her Ms Li had pushed her two buddies away when the minibus mounted the pavement, reported Oriental Daily. The trio were on their way home after meeting other friends for dinner. Ms Li, whose ambition was to be a designer, had supported herself after graduating from secondary school. She worked in a hair salon to save up for her course, which she would have completed in a few months' time. Driver arrested Police arrested the 34-year-old minibus driver for alleged dangerous driving causing death. He appeared nonchalant and was seen giving photographers the thumbs-up while he was taken away by police. He was released on bail of HK$10,000 ($1,900). Witnesses told South China Morning Post that at the time of the crash, traffic was chaotic as scores of pedestrians were waiting for buses. Four bus stops serve nine bus lines at the site of the accident. A nearby pharmacist said: 'There are usually at least one or two car accidents at that spot in a month.' Police did not say whether the area was an accident black spot as investigations were still under way. However, Mr Lai Ming Hung, chairman of the Taxi and Public Light Bus Concern Group, said the road design is one of the causes. He said: 'Since there are so many buses running on Mong Kok Road, drivers might become impatient waiting to get out of Sai Yeung Choi Street South. The road design is also a problem.' Meanwhile, the husband of the other pedestrian who died was seen mourning at the bus stop on Saturday afternoon. 'Come back, my dear wife!' he was heard crying non-stop. The man criticised the authorities for what he perceived as poor enforcement for the death of his wife, Ms Wong, 48. Ms Wong, who worked in a beauty salon, was on her way home after accompanying a friend to a clinic. | 
