A taxi driver died and his four passengers were injured after their cab crashed into a crane vehicle on Gloucester Road in Causeway Bay on Tuesday night.
The taxi driver, aged 60, was pronounced dead at 9:13 p.m. on Tuesday. The four injured passengers included a 43-year-old man, two women aged 69 and 41, and a three-year-old girl – all believed to be tourists, Senior Inspector of Police Lam Hung-ki told reporters at the scene in the early hours of Wednesday.
The five were sent to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Ruttonjee Hospital, and Queen Mary Hospital.
The injured man and the 41-year-old woman were sent to the intensive care unit, while the 69-year-old woman was sent to an observation bay. All three remained unconscious.
The three-year-old girl was in stable condition, Lam said, and her hands, feet, and mouth were found to be injured. She regained consciousness after arriving at Queen Mary Hospital.
The police suspected that the taxi did not brake in time and rear-ended the crane vehicle. The front of the cab was lodged underneath the truck.
Officers contacted the family of the taxi driver, and the senior inspector urged those who witnessed the accident to contact the police at 3660 6814.
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