2 taxi drivers killed in highway accident near Hong Kong-Shenzhen border

Two taxi drivers were killed on Saturday after they were hit by a third vehicle while discussing an earlier collision on the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Corridor near the city border.

Police said a passenger in one of the taxis was also hurt in the accident at 2.59pm. The man behind the wheel of the third vehicle involved, a Range Rover, was arrested for dangerous driving.

“The two taxis had stopped in the middle of the highway where their drivers were having a discussion when a private car crashed into them as it could not stop in time,” a police spokesman said.

The force said the two taxi drivers were taken to Tin Shui Wai Hospital for treatment but were later pronounced dead.