Tuen Mun crash injures 11 in car-minibus collision
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Summary
A traffic accident in Tuen Mun late on Monday night left 11 people injured after a probationary-licence private car collided with a green public light bus at the junction of Castle Peak Road-Lingnan Section and Tuen Fu Road near Tuen Mun Water Treatment Works. All 11 injured people suffered minor injuries and were sent to Tuen Mun Hospital for treatment.
Key Points
- Police and emergency services received the report at 9.51pm, with the crash happening near the junction of Castle Peak Road-Lingnan Section and Tuen Fu Road.
- The injured were four men and five women on the minibus, plus one man and one woman in the private car.
- The private car's front end was badly wrecked and its windscreen shattered, while the minibus sustained damage to its headlamps and bumper
- The minibus involved was understood to be Route 46 heading to Fu Tai Estate, while the private car was turning right toward Tuen Fu Road
- During the emergency response, a section of Castle Peak Road-Lingnan Section toward Yuen Long near Tuen Fu Road was fully closed, causing heavy traffic
Why It Matters
The case remains under investigation, with preliminary inquiries not ruling out the possibility that someone ran a red light before the collision. For Tuen Mun residents and commuters, the crash also briefly disrupted a key road corridor and affected evening traffic in the area