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Four taxis and a private car collided on Hong Kong’s Shenzhen Bay Bridge, leaving six people injured and forcing the temporary closure of a road leading to a nearby land border crossing.
A police spokesman said officers were alerted to the crash at 2.36pm on Sunday.
“The private car was suspected to have lost control and rammed into one of the taxis, which then crashed into three taxis in front, causing a serial collision and the private car to overturn,” the force said.
Footage of the collision circulating online showed a black seven-seater car lying upside down, with part of its front end smashed and debris strewn across the road.
The collision happened on the mainland-bound lane of the bridge. All drivers passed breathalyser tests.
One of the injured cabbies, 74, reported pain in his neck, chest and feet. A second taxi driver, 59, suffered pain in his neck and waist.
The private car driver, 40, reported pain in his hands, but declined to be taken to hospital.
Three passengers in the vehicle, aged between 23 and 47, suffered injuries to their hands and limbs and were taken to Tuen Mun Hospital for treatment, along with the two taxi drivers.
The Transport Department said at 4.09pm that all lanes of a slip road leading to the Shenzhen Bay border crossing were closed due to the accident. The road was partially reopened before 5pm.
The road closure came on the final day of a long weekend following the Tuen Ng Festival on Friday, and travellers lamented the longer waiting times on both sides of the border.
Travellers posted comments and photos of the winding queues leading to the checkpoint on mainland Chinese social media.
“I got stuck for 40 minutes. The taxi meter jumped faster than my heartbeat,” said a user posting from Guangdong province.


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Crash caused car to overturn and prompts authorities to close slip road leading to border control point


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6 injured after 4 taxis and private car collide on Hong Kong’s Shenzhen Bay Bridge

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