Hong Kong customs officer dies after car plunges into sea at Shenzhen Bay Bridge

A Hong Kong customs officer died in hospital early on Tuesday after his car skidded off a bridge leading to Shenzhen and plunged dozens of metres down to the sea, the Post learned.

Police said he was sent to Tin Shui Wai Hospital after he was pulled from the wreckage. The driver was a customs officer who was heading to work at the port, a source said. But he succumbed to his injuries at around 1.30am.

The fall was estimated by a Post photographer at the scene to have been dozens of metres, perhaps as many as 50 (164 feet).

It appeared the vehicle rolled before going over the railing, which was intact. Debris could be seen littering the point where the car went over.

Police said they received a report at around 9pm the private car travelling toward the mainland Chinese city via the Shenzhen Bay Bridge had plunged into the water.