16 taken to hospital after bus crashes on Hong Kong highway

At least 16 people have been injured after a bus crashed on a highway in Hong Kong.

Police said the bus was travelling along the West Kowloon Highway towards the airport when it crashed into a junction near Hoi Lai Estate in Cheung Sha Wan at around 12.28pm on Thursday.

The force added that the bus driver was among the eight women and eight men injured in the crash.

Pictures circulating online showed that the vehicle was operated by Citybus and appeared to have hit the water barrier. Emergency personnel, including at least three fire engines, were spotted at the scene.

The Transport Department said that part of Kwai Chung-bound lanes of the highway near Hoi Lai Estate had been closed due to the accident. The Tsing Sha Highway slip road bound for Stonecutters Bridge was also closed to traffic.

Traffic was busy and motorists were advised to use alternative routes, according to the department.