3 hurt after two taxis collide near Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Three people were injured after two taxis collided near Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei in the early hours of Tuesday.

Police said the accident happened on Gascoigne Road near the hospital at around 1.30am. Two female passengers in one taxi were reportedly trapped inside the vehicle initially.

All three individuals – the two passengers and the driver – managed to get out of the taxi by the time emergency crews arrived. They received treatment at the scene before being taken to hospital.

Initial information suggests one taxi was turning right into the hospital entrance from Gascoigne Road when it was hit on the side by another taxi coming from the opposite direction.

The taxi that was hit sustained damage to its left side with a dented door and deployed airbags. The other taxi had front-end damage.

Police are investigating the cause of the accident and said they do not rule out the possibility that a driver had jumped a red light.