Taxi driver killed

Firemen begin to clear the wreckage after a taxi driver was killed when his car was in collision with a Light Rail Transit train in Tin Shui Wai.

The crash happened at about 6am at the junction of Tin Yiu Road and Tin Fuk Road when the light rail vehicle was heading for Tin Shui Wai terminus.

Witnesses said the taxi driver, 49, was unconscious when he was cut free. He was taken to Tuen Mun Hospital but died six hours later.

Two light rail routes had to be diverted and a feeder emergency bus service ran between Tin Shui Wai terminus and Tong Fong station.

LRT officials estimated that 5,500 commuters were affected by the accident. Normal service resumed at 7.40am.

Police were still investigating the cause of the accident last night.