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12 injured in traffic accident involving Hong Kong taxi, 2 minibuses

Video clips posted online show one minibus colliding with taxi in front, before being struck from behind by second minibus

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One of the two minibuses involved in Sunday’s accident. Photo: Handout
Denise Tsang
Twelve people were injured on Sunday morning when a taxi and two minibuses were involved in a collision in Hong Kong.

Police said they received a report at 9am about the traffic accident involving two green-topped minibuses and the taxi at 109 Pok Fu Lam Road, near the University of Hong Kong.

The injured, comprising nine women and three men, were taken to the nearby Queen Mary Hospital.

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Video clips posted online show one of the minibuses colliding with the taxi in front, before being struck from behind by the second minibus.

The footage also shows that the headlights and rear section of the first minibus were badly damaged in the accident, while the second had a nearly detached bumper.

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Ambulances lined up at the scene to take away the injured.

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