Car crashes into a guardrail and overturns outside the Clearwater Bay Country Club

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At 10:25 a.m. this morning (30/10), police received a report from a passer-by that a car had crashed near the Sai Kung Clear Water Bay Country Club. Sai Kung.

The driver lost control and the car crossed the dividing line and nearly plunged down a hillside, overturning and landing on the guardrail. The male driver was reportedly trapped.

Rescue personnel arrived at the scene and found the driver, approximately 60 years old, had freed himself. He had minor abrasions on his hands and feet and was conscious. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance.

Police are investigating the cause of the accident. Sources at the scene indicated that the driver claimed he swerved to avoid a dog. The car involved is 32 years old.