Fatal car accident

Hong Kong Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident in Mong Kok that killed three men in the small hours yesterday.

The accident occurred at about 1:44 a.m. on West Kowloon Highway. A taxi, driven by a 65-year-old man with a 23-year-old male passenger and a 19-year-old female passenger on board, reportedly cut the lane and collided with a private car running on the next lane. The private car then lost control, rammed into a curb, and crashed into another taxi on the road and three other private cars parked on the roadside.

Car wreckage after the accident. File Photo

Sustaining serious multiple injuries, the private car driver was pronounced dead at scene. Two passengers, aged 33 and 34, were rushed to a nearby hospital but died soon after.

Four others caught in the accident were being treated for back and limb injuries.

The taxi driver was arrested for dangerous driving and the case is under investigation.