A 67-year-old driver has been arrested after his vehicle reportedly lost control at a border checkpoint in a traffic accident that killed his 62-year-old wife.police received a report at 4.41am on Monday that a private car had rammed into multiple traffic cones and a kiosk before coming to rest on its side on the Zhuhai-Macau-bridge" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="17286" data-entity-type="location">Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge near 80 Shun Wan Road.The car, bearing the number plate ZZ9**2, was headed towards Hong Kong when the accident took place, with the driver and passenger trapped inside. Both were rescued by firefighters.
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Driver arrested after wife killed in crash at Hong Kong border checkpoint
A 67-year-old driver was arrested after a fatal traffic accident at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge border checkpoint early Monday morning. The private car, traveling towards Hong Kong, reportedly lost control, crashing into traffic cones and a kiosk before overturning.
Ambrose LiSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-04 · 08:35 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A 67-year-old driver was arrested after a fatal traffic accident at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge border checkpoint early Monday morning. The private car, traveling towards Hong Kong, reportedly lost control, crashing into traffic cones and a kiosk before overturning. The driver's 62-year-old wife, a passenger in the vehicle, was killed in the incident. Both occupants were trapped and subsequently rescued by firefighters. The cause of the vehicle losing control is currently under investigation.
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The vehicle was heading towards Hong Kong at the time of the accident.
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The driver and passenger (the driver's wife) were trapped and rescued by firefighters.
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The private car lost control, rammed traffic cones and a kiosk, and ended up on its side.
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The accident occurred at 4:41 am on Monday near 80 Shun Wan Road on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge.
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A 67-year-old driver was arrested after his wife was killed in a car crash at a Hong Kong border checkpoint.
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