14th August 2022 – (Hong Kong) At around 3am today, a taxi was traveling along Yuen Long Highway in the direction of Tuen Mun. When it approached Fu Tai Estate, it crashed into container truck which was parked on the roadside due to a punctured tire on its left side. The 51-year-old driver of the container truck was not injured.
However, the front of the taxi was severely damaged, and 4 people in the car, including the driver (60 years old), 2 male and 1 female passengers (38 to 55 years old) were injured. A passenger surnamed Wong (38 years old) was also trapped before being rescued by firefighters later.
The 4 injured victims with injuries to their heads, hands, feet, and bodies were all sent to Tuen Mun Hospital by ambulance for treatment.
The cause of the accident remains to be investigated by the police.