A car accident occurred on Fanling Highway.
At about 11:43 in the middle of the night yesterday (26th), two private cars were traveling along the Fanling Highway in the direction of Kowloon.
On the way to the opposite side of the road near Fanling, two cars collided. One of the private cars collided with the water horse on the side of the road, and then caught fire, and the whole car was caught in a sea of flames.
Firefighters arrived after receiving the report, used a throat and a team of smoke caps to put out the fire, and put out the fire nearly 20 minutes later.
During the accident, no casualty report was initially received, and the driver of the vehicle that caught fire was suspected of fleeing. The police are now investigating the cause of the accident.
Affected by the incident, traffic at the scene was blocked.
The Transport Department announced at 0:07 a.m. that the entire route of Fanling Highway (towards Kowloon), near Takung Ching Chi, has been closed due to a vehicle fire.
Motorists please consider using other roads.
Tai Lam Tunnel's private car catches fire after being scrambled, the driver trapped in the car for more than a minute, rescued by firefighters and sent to hospital
