Police intercepted a Lexus private car outside Siu Chui Court on Hoi Wong Road in Tuen Mun. The vehicle is reportedly the one that rammed a barrier on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge in the early hours of today (Nov. 2). Police launched a pursuit operation to intercept it; the car broke through on Hoi Wing Road but was eventually stopped, and one person was arrested.
Police said that at 1:17 am today, a private car struck the barrier of a checkpoint booth within the HZMB area but fled the scene. Following investigations, police intercepted the vehicle on Hoi Wong Road in Tuen Mun at 11:08 am and are conducting an on-site investigation. The case is temporarily classified as a hit-and-run traffic accident with no injuries, and one person has been arrested.
The Transport Department said that due to the incident, some lanes of Hoi Wong Road (towards Wong Chu Road) near Hoi Wing Road are now closed. Motorists can only use the remaining lanes. The entire section of Hoi Wing Road (towards Yuen Long) between Hoi Wong Road and Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road has now reopened. Traffic in the area is currently heavy.
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