A car accident occurred in Causeway Bay.
At around 5:00 in the morning, it was reported that a double-decker bus of Citybus N72 was driving eastbound on Causeway Road near Shun Tak Street. 10 people were injured.
After receiving the report, the Fire Department listed it as a "mass casualty" accident, and dispatched at least 5 ambulances, mobile wounded treatment vehicles and multiple fire engines to rescue.
As far as the scene saw, many injured people were sitting on the ground waiting for rescue, and the front of the bus was seriously damaged.
The accident did not involve tram tracks.
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Affected by the traffic accident, Causeway Road towards North Point was closed.
It is understood that at about 5:25, the police officers at the scene instructed another city bus on the double-decker N619 line to turn left at Yee Wo Street into Sugar Street, and then turn out of Gloucester Road to leave, but the N619 line When the city bus reached the junction of Sugar Street and Gloucester Road, it did not turn left and continued to drive straight. Finally, the roof of the left car hit the bottom of the Gloucester Road Flyover, and the roof and upper front glass burst. Fortunately, no one was injured.
As far as the scene can see, there is a 3.5-meter-high clearance sign hanging at the bottom of the bridge.
The type of double-decker bus involved is Alexander Dennis Enviro 500. According to the information, the bus body is about 4.4 meters high, which is higher than the bottom of the bridge involved.
