3 crashes involving 8 vehicles on Hong Kong highway disrupt airport-bound traffic for 2 hours

Three separate crashes involving eight vehicles on a major Hong Kong highway disrupted traffic on airport-bound lanes for about two hours on Friday.

The accidents took place on the North Lantau Highway between 8.22am and 8.39am, according to police. They involved four cars, two taxis, a truck and a motorcycle.

The Transport Department said that as of 10.22am, part of the airport-bound lanes of the highway near Sham Shui Kok Substation that was closed due to the accidents had reopened.

“Traffic queues take time to disperse,” it said.