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Tolo Harbor Highway Full of Passengers Minibus Shocks Construction Truck Minibus Driver Trapped in Blood, 14 Passengers Injured

2022-12-23T23:54:30.722Z


A car accident occurred in Tai Po. At about 3:52 a.m. on Christmas Eve (24th), a green minibus was traveling along the Tolo Highway towards Sheung Shui. On the way to the Little Egret restaurant, he lost control and hit a construction vehicle on the road. The front of the minibus is in ruins


A car accident occurred in Tai Po.

At about 3:52 a.m. on Christmas Eve (24th), a green minibus was traveling along the Tolo Highway towards Sheung Shui.

On the way to the Little Egret restaurant, he lost control and hit a construction vehicle on the road.

The front of the minibus was wrecked like scrap iron. The male driver was injured and trapped in the car. He needed to be rescued by the firefighters. He was still conscious at the time. 14 passengers on the minibus were also injured, but luckily none of them were seriously injured. All 15 injured were rescued by ambulances. sent to hospital.

Police are investigating the cause of the accident.


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The 16-seater green minibus 58S crashed from Mong Kok to MTR Sheung Shui Station. At the time of the accident, the vehicle was fully loaded. The male driver and 16 passengers had a total of 17 people. In the accident, only 2 male passengers did not need to be sent to the hospital.

As for the engineering vehicle involved, it is reported that it has parked at the shoulder of the site at around 0:00 in the morning, and lights up to remind drivers that there will be construction about 800 meters ahead and the road will be closed, but the four traffic lanes at the location where the incident occurred are still open. Drive normally.

On-site news said that when the incident happened, the minibus shook the rear of the construction vehicle, then crossed the four traffic lanes from the shoulder of the road, rushed forward 20 meters and hit the stone wall of the express line before stopping. The car called for help one after another.

Mr. Kwan, a passenger who did not need to be sent to the hospital, was also cut on the bridge of his nose by glass fragments. He recalled that the speed of the minibus was not fast at that time, and for some reason there was an accident. Sleepy, "It's like rolling a dice cup, the seats are all bumped into the crooked sun, and the two rows at the front of the car hurt a lot!"

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Mr. Kwan, who did not need to be sent to the hospital, also had his nose cut by shards of glass. He said that the speed of the minibus was not fast at that time, and an accident happened for some reason. Hit the crooked sun, and you will be injured in the front two rows of the car!" (Photo by Huang Jiangqi)

The driver of the minibus was once trapped and was rescued by firefighters and sent to hospital.

(Photo by Huang Jiangqi)

Several passengers of the minibus suffered minor injuries.

(Photo by Huang Jiangqi)

Source: hk1

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