3 injured in Hong Kong as 3-vehicle pile-up leads to tunnel closure
Taxi slams into another cab and cement mixer truck on Kwun Tong-bound slow lane of Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel
Three people were injured when a Hong Kong taxi slammed into another cab, temporarily shutting down a tunnel on Monday morning.
Police said that at around 8.50am, a cement mixer truck driven by a 31-year-old man and a taxi driven by another 31-year-old man were travelling through the Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel when the vehicles had to slow down to a halt due to traffic conditions.
A second taxi, driven by a 28-year-old man carrying a 31-year-old female passenger, failed to stop and slammed into the back of the first taxi.
Pictures from the scene show the first taxi sandwiched between the two other vehicles, with most of its front end crushed under the back of the cement mixer. Ambulances, fire trucks and police vehicles were deployed to the scene, images showed.
Police said the two taxi drivers and the female passenger all sustained injuries and were taken to United Christian Hospital in Kwun Tong.