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All nine taken to hospital after car veered onto Lam Hing Street walkway in Kowloon Bay, while unhurt driver passes breathalyser test
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Nine people have been injured after a car mounted the pavement on a Hong Kong street.
Police were called to Lam Hing Street in Kowloon Bay at about 12.40pm on Monday following reports of a car veering onto the walkway.
The vehicle, which has both local and mainland Chinese number plates, sustained damage to its left front door and window, as well as its rear left door.
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pavement bricks were left scattered across the walkway, while several lamp posts, trees and roadside fences were damaged.
Five of the injured people were taken to United Christian Hospital in Kwun Tong, while the others were sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kowloon.
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