Two separate collisions on the Kowloon-bound Lion Rock Tunnel Road left five people injured and disrupted traffic on August 15, with 10 vehicles involved in total. The crashes occurred within about half an hour around noon.
The first collision happened at 11:42 a.m. near Yan Chai Hospital. It involved two taxis and a private car, and a passenger in one of the taxis was injured. Star Headline described the injury as minor.
A second collision occurred at 12:09 p.m., just over 20 minutes later, on the same Kowloon-bound carriageway. Both reports said seven vehicles were involved, but differed over their exact composition.
Star Headline reported that the second crash involved a heavy goods vehicle and six private cars. RTHK described it as involving five cars, a taxi and a medium-goods vehicle. The reports therefore leave the precise line-up unresolved.
Star Headline said three drivers and one passenger were injured in the second collision. RTHK reported that four injured people were taken to Prince of Wales Hospital with neck or hand injuries. The reports did not provide the same breakdown of all five injured people.
The crashes caused congestion in the Kowloon-bound direction, although the reports did not state how long the disruption lasted. Police were investigating the cause of the accidents. The exact vehicle composition in the second collision and the condition of the fifth injured person remained unclear in the supplied reports.