Four passenger buses and a truck collided near a Hong Kong road tunnel Friday. About 70 people were injured, including children, most of the injuries were minor.
The accident occurred midday near a tunnel road entrance on Tseung Kwan O Road in Lam Tin, a residential area in Hong Kong. Some 60 people sustained light injuries and around nine others suffered more serious injuries.
According to a government spokeswoman, one person’s condition is critical. While another man was reported to be severe as of 3.30 pm. They were both taken to United Christian Hospital.
The accident, which occurred shortly before 1 pm in Kwun Tong, involved four coaches and a truck. Tseung Kwan O Road’s three-lane carriageway was clogged with cars that collided.
“Suddenly there were loud bangs and the vehicle shook badly before it came to a halt. It was a mess in the vehicle with some of the passengers tossed to the floor from their seats,” said the elderly man.
The accident occurred when the vehicles were shunted into each other on the first lane of the three-lane carriageway near the entrance of the Tseung Kwan O Tunnel.
A driver, whose coach was part of the pile-up, said he was behind a vehicle when it came to a halt, but those behind him had failed to stop and slammed his bus into the one in front.
The man, who was unhurt, said he had been taking pupils back to school from Ma On Shan
