Two taxis collided on Old Peak Road at about 7pm on August 27, 2026, leaving both drivers injured and one taxi overturned. Both drivers were taken to hospital for treatment.
Star Headline reported that one driver had a bleeding head injury and the other felt dizzy, while i-CABLE News described both drivers as lightly injured. Star Headline said they were taken to Queen Mary Hospital; i-CABLE News reported only that they were taken to hospital by ambulance.
The reports did not agree on the exact location. Star Headline placed the crash outside Canossa Hospital, while i-CABLE News said it happened outside No. 1 Old Peak Road. The incident was reported as taking place on Old Peak Road, but neither more specific location can be confirmed from the accounts.
The reported sequence of events also differed. Star Headline said the two taxis collided while travelling downhill on Old Peak Road. i-CABLE News reported that one taxi lost control, struck a roadside slope and rebounded into the taxi ahead. These accounts have not been independently resolved.
There were also differing accounts of how the drivers left the vehicles. Star Headline reported that one driver was briefly trapped before getting out unaided, while i-CABLE News said both drivers had climbed out before firefighters arrived.
Police attended the scene and were investigating the cause of the crash, according to both reports. Star Headline reported that both directions of Old Peak Road between Robinson Road and Hatton Road were temporarily closed after the collision, with traffic heavy in the area.
The precise cause, responsibility, collision sequence and exact location had not been established in the supplied reports. They also did not state whether either driver was required to remain in hospital.