Hong Kong motorist killed after being thrown from car as it slammed into highway barrier
- The 35-year-old man, believed not to be wearing a seat belt, was rushed to hospital with serious head injuries and declared dead just before 6am
- His female passenger, 32, was trapped inside the vehicle and freed by firefighters who rushed to the scene
A motorist was thrown from his car as it slammed into a concrete barrier on a Hong Kong highway on Tuesday, later dying in hospital.
Preliminary investigation indicated the 35-year-old man was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, which occurred on Tsing Sha Highway near the entrance of Eagle’s Nest Tunnel in Cheung Sha Wan at about 5.05am, according to a police source.
His female passenger, 32, was trapped in the front seat of the Honda Type R and had to be freed by firefighters.
“She suffered a minor neck injury and was taken conscious to hospital for treatment,” a police spokesman said.
According to police, the car slammed into the concrete barrier as it was heading in the direction of Sha Tin.
“The driver is thought to have been thrown from the vehicle by the impact of the collision,” the source said.