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Minibus driver hospitalised, 18 others injured, after collision with goods truck

A minibus driver has been hospitalised after her vehicle collided with a medium goods truck in Hong Kong, causing injuries to 18 others. Police said the accident occurred at around 9.22am on Monday, when a green minibus and a medium goods truck collided on San Tin Highway on the Yuen Long-bound side of the road near Fairview Park. According to police, a total of nine men and 10 women were injured…

Minibus driver hospitalised, 18 others injured, after collision with goods truck

A minibus driver was hospitalized following a collision with a medium goods truck in Hong Kong, leaving 18 others injured. The accident took place around 9:22am on Monday on San Tin Highway, near Fairview Park, when the green minibus and the yellow truck collided. According to police, the victims included nine men and 10 women. The crash led to the closure of two lanes of the road, resulting in considerable traffic congestion.

The police spokeswoman revealed that two men from the truck sustained injuries, while the remaining injured were the minibus driver and passengers. The driver was briefly trapped inside the wreckage before being rescued. She suffered head, neck, and leg injuries, while the other passengers experienced minor injuries. Images circulating online depicted the front of the minibus severely damaged, with the driver's side severely crushed and the windshield shattered.

The rear of the truck, on the other hand, was damaged on the left side, with debris scattered across the road. Several injured passengers sat on the roadside awaiting medical treatment, one of them with a bandage on her forehead.

Written by urgent.news from South China Morning Post - Hong Kong's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

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