Taxi, car collide on Connaught Road West flyover, 5 injured

Five people were injured in a collision between a taxi and a private car on the Connaught Road West flyover in Sheung Wan on Monday night.

The accident occurred around 9.30pm as both vehicles were heading towards the Western Harbour Crossing near the Central Police Station. The injured included the private car driver and two passengers, as well as the taxi driver and one passenger.

All five complained of neck and back pain but their injuries were not serious. They were taken by ambulances to Queen Mary Hospital for treatment.

Following the crash, some lanes on the flyover (towards the Western Harbour Crossing) near Western Fire Services Street were temporarily closed, causing traffic congestion. The Transport Department announced at 10.53pm that the affected lanes had reopened and traffic was gradually returning to normal.