Officials foil lobster smuggling operation
Seventy boxes of lobsters worth HK$340,000 were confiscated at Lau Fau Shan in the New Territories yesterday, after police and customs officials foiled a smuggling operation. Three local men were arrested for assisting in smuggling unregistered items. The speedboat on which the goods were being loaded was believed to have disappeared into mainland waters and could not be found.
Out-of-control taxi hits minibus, hurting eight
Eight people were injured when a taxi driver heading towards the Ting Kau Bridge lost control and crashed into a minibus at 5.25am on a section of Tuen Mun Road in the New Territories. The crash caused the minibus to ram into a crash barrier. The driver and a passenger in the taxi, as well as six minibus passengers, were injured and taken to Tuen Mun Hospital.
Van hits bus at stop; four people injured
Four people were injured when a light goods van heading towards Kowloon crashed into a bus at noon in Kwai Chung Road. The bus had stopped for passengers to get off and the van, following close behind, could not brake in time and crashed into it. The driver of the van, two passengers in the van and a passenger on the bus were taken to Princess Margaret Hospital.
Three-vehicle collision injures dad and daughter