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14 hurt after minibus slams into back of goods vehicle in Hong Kong

Fourteen people were injured after a minibus crashed into a heavy goods vehicle, Hong Kong police said on Saturday.
The driver reported to police at about…

By Samantha Johnson / April 18, 2026

Fourteen people were injured after a minibus crashed into a heavy goods vehicle, Hong Kong police said on Saturday.

The driver reported to police at about 9.30pm that the minibus had hit a heavy goods vehicle in Tsing Yi and that some passengers had been injured. The crash happened near Ching Chung House at Cheung Ching Estate.

Some of the injured are treated at the roadside. Photo: Handout
Some of the injured are treated at the roadside. Photo: Handout

Emergency services found 14 people injured on the minibus. Two of them, who sustained minor injuries, subsequently left the scene.

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The remaining four men and eight women were taken to Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung and Yan Chai Hospital in Tsuen Wan for treatment. Two were said to have sustained serious injuries.

The minibus driver was unhurt in the crash.

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Photos of the scene show the front of the minibus badly damaged and the windscreen smashed.

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