6 injured after vehicle swerves to avoid detached container at Hong Kong airport
Driver of light goods vehicle suffers hand injuries, while five passengers, aged between 46 and 70, sustain minor injuries
Five men and one woman have been injured at the Hong Kong airport after the vehicle they were travelling in swerved to avoid a detached cargo container.
Police said they were alerted to the accident on South Runway Road at about 10.30pm on Friday.
A special-purpose vehicle was travelling uphill towards the airport apron when its attached cargo container suddenly came loose.
The light goods vehicle following behind swerved to avoid the detached container and crashed into a roadside embankment.
The 64-year-old driver of the light goods vehicle suffered hand injuries, while five passengers, aged between 46 and 70, sustained minor injuries.
They were taken to North Lantau Hospital in Tung Chung and Princess Margaret Hospital in Lai Chi Kok for treatment.