1 person killed, 3 hurt in Xinjiang traffic accident involving Hong Kong tour group
Travel Industry Authority says it was notified by Travel Circle International about accident in autonomous mainland Chinese region
One person has died and three others have been injured in a traffic accident involving a Hong Kong tour group in Xinjiang.
The Travel Industry Authority said on Friday that it was notified by Travel Circle International on Wednesday that the tour group was involved in a traffic accident that day in the autonomous mainland Chinese region.
The group, which included 20 tourists, departed on August 27 on an 18-day visit to Xinjiang.
Four tourists from two families were injured, including one who later died. The other three were accompanied by a Hong Kong tour leader and treated at a local hospital, the authority said.
It added that all the tour members involved had bought travel insurance.
The authority said it immediately contacted Hong Kong’s Immigration Department and the relevant authorities in Xinjiang upon being notified of the accident.