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40 people injured in accident in Tsang Yi tunnel

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Last updated at 6.21pm: Forty people on Monday were injured in a four-vehicle pileup between a coach and three container trucks in Cheung Tsing Tunnel on Tsing Yi island.

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All the injured, mostly from the coach, were rushed to hospital.

One person was in a serious condition. The others were in stable condition, local radio reported.

The accident took place in the Kowloon-bound lane of the Cheung Tsing Tunnel at about 8am when the coach was heading for Causeway Bay.

Three container trucks collided before the coach from behind failed to stop in time and hit one of them.

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The Kowloon-bound lane was closed off on Monday morning following the accident.

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