Thirty-seven injured in five-vehicle chain collision on Hong Kong’s Tsing Ma Bridge
Two in critical condition, with one passenger thrown out of bus window by impact
Thirty-seven people were injured, two critically, in a chain collision involving five vehicles on Tsing Ma Bridge on Sunday that was followed by a serious traffic jam on the sole thoroughfare for Hong Kong International Airport.
At about 5.30pm, a Kowloon-bound light goods van slowed down as it approached roadworks on the bridge.
A coach behind the van failed to stop in time and hit it. This was followed by additional collisions as three more coaches joined the pile-up. The vehicles were shuttle buses for airport workers.
Dashcam footage showed a passenger sitting near the entrance of the last coach being thrown out of a broken window onto the bridge.
The drivers and passengers sat by the roadside waiting for assistance. A total of 37 people were taken to four hospitals.