10-metre tree falls onto 3 vehicles on busy Hong Kong road, disrupting traffic for 3 hours
Taxi, car and school bus hit by spider tree crashing down onto Prince Edward Road West, but no injuries reported
A 10-metre-tall (33 feet) tree fell onto three vehicles on a busy Hong Kong road on Friday, disrupting traffic for more than three hours.
The spider tree crashed down on the Mong Kok-bound lane of Prince Edward Road West near the junction with Knight Street in Kowloon City at around 7.48am.
A police spokesman said three passing vehicles – a taxi, a private car and a school bus – were hit, but no injuries were reported.
He said firefighters were called to cut up the tree for removal.
The tree trunk landed on the roof of the taxi and the school bus, while the front of a Volkswagen vehicle was left dented.
Photos posted online show two firefighters standing on an elevated hydraulic platform to cut the branches.
