Hong Kong  - A Hong Kong driving instructor has been arrested for allegedly swapping seats with a woman pupil who knocked down a schoolboy on a pedestrian crossing, police said Monday.

The 69-year-old instructor allegedly told police he was the driver after the accident which left the schoolboy seriously injured, a police spokesman said.

The accident took place on Sunday in Hong Kong's Kwai Chung district in an area where learner drivers are not allowed to drive, according to police.

The instructor and his 32-year-old woman pupil were both arrested for allegedly perverting the course of justice and were later released on bail. The woman is also accused of careless driving. (dpa)