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A traffic accident in Clear Water Bay last night (30/1) wrote off a Mercedes car and put the driver in hospital.
The accident occurred in Clear Water Bay, Sai Kung just after midnight when a white Mercedes sports car was driving along Tau Au Mun Road towards Po Toi O. About 50 metres before Clear Water Bay Second Beach, the driver suddenly lost control and crossed into the opposite traffic lane. The left front of the car struck a lamppost. The car turned 180 degrees, with the rear half of the car shoved up against the hillside.
The front of the car was badly damaged. The 24-year-old male driver was trapped in the vehicle and needed firefighter assistance and was taken to hospital with chest pains. The 23-year-old male passenger was also slightly injured.
The police are investigating the cause of the accident, and the car was taken away for inspection.
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