4 injured in Hong Kong when car mounts pavement due to accelerator mix-up

Four people were injured on Sunday when an 84-year-old driver mistook his car’s accelerator for the brake and mounted a pavement in Hong Kong, the Post has learned.

A source said the driver had been trying to stop his car from sliding forward at the car park entrance of the Kowloon City Plaza shopping centre.

“He mistakenly stepped onto the gas pedal, causing the car to dash forward and damage the carpark’s gates and government fences,” the source said.

Police said they received a report in the morning that a driver had crashed onto a pavement in Kowloon City.

The driver, who passed an on-site breath test for alcohol, reported feeling chest pains.

His two passengers, a pair of women aged 77 and 65, both experienced chest pains, with the latter reporting foot pains as well.