Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident happened in Yuen Long in the small hours today (May 30), in which a man died.
At 0.27am, a motorcycle driven by a 33-year-old man was travelling along Tai Tong Shan Road towards Tai Tong Barbecue Area with a 25 year-old male passenger on board. When approaching the Tai Tong Shan Road Pavilion, it reportedly went out of control and rammed into a railing.
The motorcyclist and the passenger fell out of the motorcycle. Sustaining serious multiple body injuries, the male driver was rushed to Pok Oi Hospital in unconscious state and was certified dead at 1.09am. The passenger suffered from limbs injuries and was sent to Tuen Mun Hospital in conscious state.
Investigation by the Special Investigation Team of Traffic, New Territories North is underway.
Anyone who witnessed the accident or has any information to offer is urged to contact the investigating officers on 3661 3800.
Follow this news feed: East Asia