23 injured after minibus, double-decker and truck collide on Hong Kong highway
Crash briefly closed Kowloon-bound lanes of Fanling Highway, with sections gradually reopening by 9.30am
More than 20 people were injured in a traffic accident involving two public buses and a truck in Hong Kong’s New Territories, temporarily closing an arterial road on Thursday morning.
A minibus, a double-decker bus and a truck collided on Fanling Highway at around 8am, trapping the minibus driver, who was later rescued by firefighters.
Photos from the scene show the front of the route 44A minibus, which runs between Sheung Shui and Tuen Mun, badly damaged.
Police said 18 passengers on the minibus – 10 men and eight women – along with two men on the double-decker bus, sustained minor injuries. The truck driver and a female passenger were also lightly injured.
All 23 injured were taken to hospital for further checks.
Kowloon-bound lanes of Fanling Highway near Tsung Pak Long were closed to traffic at one point, with transport authorities gradually reopening sections of the road by 9.30am.