Cabby killed, 9 others injured after taxi hits bus, truck on Lantau Island
A cab driver was killed and at least nine other people were injured after his taxi collided with a bus and a truck on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island on Tuesday night. Police said at around 8pm that they had received reports of a crash on Cheung Tung Road involving a taxi, a truck and a DB03P bus heading from Discovery Bay to Sunny Bay MTR station. The taxi driver was knocked unconscious and became…
On Tuesday evening, a tragic accident unfolded on Lantau Island, Hong Kong, resulting in the death of a taxi driver and injuries to 11 others. The incident occurred around 8pm as the taxi driver, attempting to overtake a truck on Cheung Tung Road, swerved into the opposite lane, colliding with a bus and a truck. The taxi, driven by a 59-year-old man, crashed into a DB03P bus en route from Discovery Bay to the Sunny Bay MTR station. The taxi also struck the truck before coming to a halt.
The 59-year-old taxi driver was knocked unconscious and left trapped in the wreckage, succumbing to his injuries at 9.20pm at North Lantau Hospital in Tung Chung. His male passenger sustained back and neck injuries. Nine passengers on the bus and the 59-year-old driver of the truck suffered minor injuries. The truck driver himself was not harmed.
All the injured individuals were transported to hospitals for treatment, with the taxi driver declared dead upon arrival at North Lantau Hospital. The remaining injured were then taken to Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung.
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