3 Hongkongers injured after BMW crashes into truck and taxi, mounts pavement on busy street
Police say crash took place on Tai Yau Street near junction with Sam Chuk Street in San Po Kong at around 8.51am
Three people have been injured after an out-of-control BMW car crashed into a truck and a taxi, mounted a pavement and struck two pedestrians on a busy Hong Kong street.
Police said the crash took place on Tai Yau Street near the junction with Sam Chuk Street in San Po Kong at around 8.51am on Wednesday.
A video online shows the grey BMW vehicle veering to the right and colliding with a dump truck on the Hung Hom-bound Yai Tau Street before crossing over to the opposite side.
It then mounts a pavement and drives for a short distance outside New Tech Plaza before returning to Kwun Tong-bound Tai Yau Street and hitting a taxi turning left from Sam Chuk Street.
Footage shows the BMW driving back to the Hung Hom-bound lane. In the video, the car finally stops after slamming into railings.
“The car hit two pedestrians [a 65-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman] after mounting a pavement,” a police spokeswoman said.
She said the taxi driver, 60, had complained of chest pain.