At about 11 am today (22nd), off No. 102 Kwong Fuk Road, Tai Po, a red taxi shoveled onto the safety island. Several citizens witnessed the report. It was alleged that at least three people were trapped under the car.
The scene footage showed that multiple citizens lifted the taxi together and rescued the trapped people. The fire department sent 7 ambulances to the scene. One passer-by was certified dead, and there were 7 injured, including a pregnant woman, 4 people in total. The injury is serious.
The citizens worked together to rescue the people trapped under the car.
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The accident caused 1 death and 7 injuries.
One of the pregnant women was caught under the car and was rescued by a taxi lifted by passers-by, and was taken to the Prince of Wales Hospital with another 4-year-old child and an injured woman.
Another woman fell into a coma and was sent to the North District Hospital for rescue.
In addition, 2 women and 1 man suffered minor injuries and were sent to Nethersole and Prince of Wales Hospital for treatment.
The police arrived at the scene to pick up the cordon investigation. A few citizens were onlookers, and the police urged them to leave.
There were two lanes to and from the scene. The taxi involved shoveled onto the safety island and stopped in the middle of the lane. There was a large beach of blood on the scene. Green tents were set up on the scene to cover the body of the deceased.
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