{
  "id": 2705303,
  "title": "Taxi driver dies after being hit checking tire",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/taxi-driver-dies-after-being-hit-checking-tire",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T03:08:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTHK News",
    "slug": "rthk-news",
    "url": "https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1867169-20260823.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A 67-year-old taxi driver died on Sunday morning after being struck by a private car while inspecting a flat tire in Tseung Kwan O. According to police, the incident occurred around 5:40am on Wan Po Road as the taxi was heading towards Kowloon. The driver had pulled over, gotten out, and was standing behind the vehicle examining the tire when the private car hit him from behind.\n\nThe victim was unconscious when rushed to Tseung Kwan O Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries roughly an hour later. The driver of the private car was arrested by police on suspicion of dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm.\n\nThe reports from RTHK News and RTHK English provided identical accounts of the incident, with no additional details or discrepancies.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "RTHK English",
        "title": "Taxi driver dies after being hit checking tire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/taxi-driver-dies-after-being-hit-checking-tire-2705795",
        "published": "2026-08-23T03:08:10.000Z"
      }
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}