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Yau Ma Tei van ran into a fire hydrant by sweeping the fence

2021-12-20T13:12:01.305Z


A car accident occurred in Yau Ma Tei, and a driver went away. The police detained the owner of the car to assist in the investigation. At nearly 2:30 am today (20th), a van was driving along Waterloo Road towards Ferry Street, and on the way to 42 Waterloo Road near Yau Ma Tei Fire Services


A car accident occurred in Yau Ma Tei, and a driver went away. The police detained the owner of the car to assist in the investigation.

At nearly 2:30 in the morning (20th), a van drove along Waterloo Road towards Ferry Street. When it reached No. 42 Waterloo Road near the Yau Ma Tei Fire Station, it lost control and swept away about 8 meters of railings on the footpath. He then hit several bicycles, fire hydrants and electric boxes on the side of the road.

The left front wheel of the van also flew off and bounced off the door of a supermarket together with the fire hydrant.

There was smoke at the scene after the accident. Witnesses reported that several people were injured and trapped in the car. However, when the rescuers arrived, the car was empty, and the driver and others did not know what to do.


According to sources, the police officers seized multiple mobile phones and wallets in the car, as well as a large stack of banknotes with a denomination of 1,000 yuan. The preliminary count was about 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, but the actual amount is still being counted.

The police seized the exhibits for investigation and tracked down the authenticity of the license plate.

According to the source, the police subsequently arrested a 38-year-old man named Liang who was the owner of a van and claimed to be a professional driver on suspicion of dangerous driving, neglecting after a car accident, and failing to report the accident after the car accident. Is assisting in the investigation.

The police urge anyone who has witnessed the accident or has information to provide, call 3661 9000 to contact investigating officers.

The case was handed over to the Accident Investigation Team of the Traffic Department of West Kowloon Region for follow-up.

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Source: hk1

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