Man injured in Hong Kong 10-vehicle crash during rush hour
Police received first report of collision near Sham Tseng Fire Station on Yuen Long-bound fast lane at 7.47am
At least one man was injured in a 10-vehicle pile-up on Hong Kong’s Tuen Mun Road during the Thursday morning rush hour.
Police received the first report of the collision near Sham Tseng Fire Station on the Yuen Long-bound fast lane of the major highway at 7.47am, while an amber rainstorm warning was in force.
A driver in his thirties reported hand injuries after the airbag in his private car deployed during the crash, according to police.
Videos circulating online showed vehicles slamming into each other in a chain-reaction, bumper-to-bumper collision.
The impact left the bonnets of several private cars crumpled.
The Transport Department said at 9.18am that a section of the Yuen Long-bound lanes on Tuen Mun Road near Sham Tseng had been closed to all traffic, urging motorists to use alternative routes such as the Tai Lam Tunnel and Castle Peak Road as congestion built up in the area.