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THU · 2026-05-14 · 16:17 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0514-76291
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NSR-2026-0514-76291News Report·EN·Human Interest

Truck driver arrested after accident leaves 1 highway worker dead, 5 others hurt

A truck driver was arrested by Hong Kong police following a fatal accident on the Cheung Tsing Highway in Tsing Yi on Thursday. The incident occurred around 5:10 PM when a truck collided with a parked vehicle.

Lam Ka-singSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-14 · 16:17 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Truck driver arrested after accident leaves 1 highway worker dead, 5 others hurt
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A truck driver was arrested by Hong Kong police following a fatal accident on the Cheung Tsing Highway in Tsing Yi on Thursday. The incident occurred around 5:10 PM when a truck collided with a parked vehicle. This collision resulted in the death of one highway worker who was attending to a disabled minivan. The minivan had stopped due to a burst tire, and the worker was positioned between the minivan and a patrol vehicle. The accident also caused injuries to five other individuals, including four South Korean tourists who were passengers in the minivan. The local driver of the truck is now in police custody.

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Five people, including four South Korean tourists, were injured in the incident.

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A highway worker was killed after being struck by a truck while attending to the stopped minivan.

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A truck driver was arrested after an accident on the Cheung Tsing Highway that killed one highway worker and injured five others.

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The accident occurred when a minivan carrying four South Korean tourists pulled over due to a tire burst.

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Hong Kong police arrested a driver after his truck hit a parked vehicle and killed a worker on a closed section of the Cheung Tsing Highway in Tsing Yi in an Accident that also left five others, including four South Korean tourists, injured on Thursday.A source said that the Accident happened at around 5.10pm when the local driver of a minivan carrying the four tourists pulled over to the side of a lane after one of the vehicle’s tyres burst.A Highway worker arrived at the scene in a patrol vehicle, parking behind the private car. He got out and stood between the two vehicles.
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