Fourteen people were injured after a minibus crashed into a heavy goods vehicle, Hong Kong Police said on Saturday.The driver reported to police at about 9.30pm that the minibus had hit a heavy goods vehicle in Tsing Yi and that some passengers had been injured. The crash happened near Ching Chung House at Cheung Ching Estate.Some of the injured are treated at the roadside. Photo: HandoutEmergency services found 14 people injured on the minibus. Two of them, who sustained minor injuries, subsequently left the scene.The remaining four men and eight women were taken to Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung and Yan Chai Hospital in Tsuen Wan for treatment. Two were said to have sustained serious injuries.The minibus driver was unhurt in the crash.Photos of the scene show the front of the minibus badly damaged and the windscreen smashed.
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SAT · 2026-04-18 · 15:10 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0418-70570
NSR-2026-0418-70570News Report·EN·Human Interest
14 hurt after minibus slams into back of goods vehicle in Hong Kong
On Saturday around 9:30 PM in Hong Kong, a minibus crashed into the back of a heavy goods vehicle in Tsing Yi, near Ching Chung House at Cheung Ching Estate. Fourteen people on the minibus were injured, with two sustaining serious injuries.
Edith LinSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-04-18 · 15:10 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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On Saturday around 9:30 PM in Hong Kong, a minibus crashed into the back of a heavy goods vehicle in Tsing Yi, near Ching Chung House at Cheung Ching Estate. Fourteen people on the minibus were injured, with two sustaining serious injuries. Emergency services transported twelve of the injured, consisting of four men and eight women, to Princess Margaret Hospital and Yan Chai Hospital for treatment. Two others with minor injuries left the scene. The minibus driver was unharmed, while the front of the minibus sustained significant damage. Police are investigating the cause of the accident.
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Four men and eight women were taken to Princess Margaret Hospital and Yan Chai Hospital.
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Two of the injured sustained minor injuries and left the scene.
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The crash happened near Ching Chung House at Cheung Ching Estate.
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Fourteen people were injured after a minibus crashed into a heavy goods vehicle in Tsing Yi.
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