Man held after Hong Kong bridge crash injures 11, disrupts airport-bound traffic
A man has been arrested after a collision involving more than 10 cars on a major bridge injured 11 people and forced the closure of most lanes leading to Hong Kong’s airport. Police said 10 vehicles were travelling in the fast lane of the Tsing Ma Bridge towards the airport when the crash occurred at…
A man has been arrested after a collision involving more than 10 cars on a major bridge injured 11 people and forced the closure of most lanes leading to Hong Kong’s airport.
Police said 10 vehicles were travelling in the fast lane of the Tsing Ma Bridge towards the airport when the crash occurred at 8.31am on Thursday.
The chain collision was triggered by a vehicle that suddenly reduced speed, causing those behind to fail to brake in time.
Another private car overturned into the middle lane and struck a truck that was following behind.
Eleven people were sent to North Lantau Hospital with mild injuries, including seven drivers and an expat woman who was a passenger in one of the vehicles.
The force later arrested the man on suspicion of driving while disqualified and using a vehicle without third-party insurance. He was not injured and was taken to Tsing Yi Police Station.
