Today (25th) at around 9 am, a serious traffic accident occurred at the roundabout at the junction of Lei Muk Road and Castle Peak Road in Kwai Chung. Going down, at the roundabout of Castle Peak Road, a passenger truck was violently slammed, and the minibus then shoveled onto the road at the bottom of the bridge and placed it on the flower trough.
The left side of the minibus was severely damaged, the front pump was thrown off, the rear of the van near the right was sunken, the rear glass burst, and the cargo flew out. 11 people (21-73 years old) were injured in the accident. The trapped people were rescued. Due to the large number of injured people, they were diverted to the hospital for treatment. At the same time, an auxiliary medical equipment vehicle of the Fire Department was called.
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A passenger of the minibus recalled that when the minibus fell from Wo Yi Hop Road, the driver found that the foot brakes were out of order, and shouted to the passengers: "Stabilize, no brakes." , but finally collided with a passenger truck. Due to the extremely violent impact, the minibus continued to castrate, and finally stopped after shoveling the stone bog flower trough.
The driver of the minibus suffered a head injury. It is understood that the minibus was going from Lei Muk Shue to Jordan at the time of the second transfer.
The Transport Department announced that due to a traffic accident, some lanes of Cheong Wing Road (towards Lai King) near Lei Muk Road have been closed.
Motorists are only allowed to use the remaining lanes.
Motorists cannot drive straight from Cheong Wing Road to Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung (towards Lai King).
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