Taxi slams into parked coach in Sau Mau Ping, two injured
A taxi crashed into a parked coach in Sau Mau Ping early on Saturday, leaving the driver and a passenger injured. The accident occurred around midnight on a rain-slicked road. Both men were taken to hospital, and police are investigating.
A passenger taxi crashed into a parked coach in Sau Mau Ping early on Saturday, injuring the driver and a passenger, according to The Standard.
The accident occurred around midnight as the taxi travelled downhill along Shun Lee Estate Road towards Shun Tin Estate. Near On Kwan House in Shun On Estate, the taxi apparently lost control on the rain-slicked road and hit the coach parked at the roadside.
Passers-by who saw the crash noticed the driver had not got out and, fearing someone was trapped, called police. Photos from the scene showed the taxi's front end embedded in the rear right side of a red coach, with severe front-end damage, a buckled bonnet exposing internal parts, and debris scattered across the road. The coach's rear right corner was dented.
Police and firefighters arrived and confirmed no one was trapped. The 64-year-old male taxi driver, surnamed Chan, suffered chest and leg injuries, while his 35-year-old male passenger, surnamed Mak, suffered head and leg injuries. Both were conscious and taken to United Christian Hospital. Police are investigating.
