2 men hit by taxi in Yau Ma Tei, one unconscious

Two men were injured, one unconscious, after being struck by a taxi in Yau Ma Tei early on Monday.

The accident happened at about 12.23am when a taxi traveling along Shanghai Street turned left into Pak Hoi Street and hit the two men.

The pair were taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital by ambulance, one unconscious and the other conscious.

Sources said four people were chatting outside a barbecue restaurant on Pak Hoi Street when the taxi turned into the street and hit two of them. The driver reportedly said he was looking for passengers and accidentally hit the men while turning.

The injured men were Nepali and Bangladeshi, one of whom held a recognizance document. 

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