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Terrified Hong Kong bus passengers pelted with shards of broken glass after windows smashed in horror crash

The E33 bus was travelling along Lantau Link when it crashed into railings

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Video footage of the aftermath of the crash showed broken windows and the bus seats covered in glass. Photo: Facebook

Terrified passengers on board a bus travelling from Hong Kong airport were pelted with shards of broken glass after its windows were smashed in a horror crash.

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The E33 Long Win bus was travelling along the Lantau Link towards Tsing Yi when it crashed into the railings near a toll booth.

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Shocking video footage shared on Facebook of the accident’s aftermath showed passengers sitting in a sea of broken glass.

The footage had been viewed more than 25,000 times by Thursday afternoon.

A spokeswoman for Hong Kong police said three people were taken to Princess Margaret Hospital following the crash just before 2.25pm on Wednesday.

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She said the bus driver was not arrested over the accident and no other vehicles were involved.

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