A taxi driver and his passenger miraculously survived after the back of the vehicle was crushed by a container that fell off a truck in Tsuen Wan yesterday morning.
Police said the crash happened at about 7am as the driver of the truck exiting Tsuen Wan Road lost control at the Hoi Hing Road roundabout.
The truck, carrying leather materials and thought to have been overloaded, tipped onto its side and the container it was transporting fell on the taxi, which was exiting the roundabout and entering Tai Chung Road.
The 36-year-old back-seat passenger, surnamed Kam, was trapped inside the taxi for about 40 minutes as the rear section of the taxi was crushed by the container.
Firemen had to clear the goods inside the container and remove the taxi's roof before freeing him from the wreckage.
The man suffered multiple injuries. He was conscious when taken to Princess Margaret Hospital, where he remained in serious condition.
The 40-year-old taxi driver, surnamed Chan, got out of his vehicle just in time, but had a neck injury.
