The Fire Services Bureau (CB) announced in a statement yesterday morning that a 73-year-old local woman died after being struck by a coach near the Barrier Gate.
According to a Public Security Police Force (PSP) statement, the bureau received a report that a traffic accident had occurred on the outbound vehicle lane at the Barrier Gate, involving a coach that hit a pedestrian.
According to the CB’s statement, the woman suffered an abdominal contusion and was found without a pulse or heartbeat. She was rushed to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre (CHCSJ) for resuscitation, but was later pronounced dead at 8:23 a.m. yesterday morning.
Confirmed to the Post by phone, a PSP spokesman said that the driver holds a Special Driving Licence, adding that the PSP has completed preliminary evidence-gathering and has obtained surveillance footage.
As the case has entered the judicial process, the spokesperson said it was inappropriate to disclose further details.
According to the Transport Bureau (DSAT), a Special Driving Licence is a work permit document designed to facilitate legal representatives of companies headquartered on the mainland. It allows mainland drivers who hold a mainland driving licence to drive specific dual-plate passenger or goods vehicles in Macau. Holders of this licence are only permitted to drive dual-plate vehicles registered in the name of their employing company and used for travel between the mainland and Macau.
This photo, downloaded from Facebook yesterday, shows the victim lying under a coach after yesterday afternoon’s crash near the Barrier Gate. The Post cannot independently verify its authenticity.
