Fatal traffic accident in Lok Ma Chau
Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident happened in Lok Ma Chau yesterday (April 8) in which a man died.
At 11.28pm, a public light bus (PLB) driven by a 49-year-old mainland man was travelling along the first left lane of San Tin Highway towards Sheung Shui. When approaching the lamp post FA8180B, the PLB reportedly failed to stop in time and rammed into the rear of a medium goods vehicle (MGV), which stopped due to traffic situation ahead. The medium goods vehicle was driven by a 44-year-old man. The MGV was pushed forward and it crashed into the rear of a private car driven by a 77-year-old man, which also pushed forward a light goods vehicle (LGV) driven by a 47-year-old man. After that, the PLB crashed into a MGV driven by a 45-year-old man, which was travelling along the second left lane.
Police officers sped to the scene. The 49-year-old PLB driver was trapped inside the vehicle and rescued by firemen. Sustaining serious multiple injuries, he was rushed to Pok Oi Hospital in unconscious state and was certified dead at 11.39pm.
In the accident, a 67-year-old PLB male passenger and a 33-year-old PLB male passenger sustained mouth and legs injuries respectively. They were sent to Pok Oi Hospital in conscious state. A 42-year-old male passenger sustained head and legs injuries and was sent to Prince of Wales Hospital in conscious state. A 47-year-old private car female passenger sustained waist injuries. A 45-year-old private car male passenger sustained neck injuries and a 52-year-old private car male passenger sustained back injuries. They were taken to Pok Oi Hospital in conscious state.
The 47-year-old LGV driver and the 44-year-old MGV driver felt unwell and were sent to Pok Oi Hospital in conscious state.
Investigation by the Special Investigation Team of Traffic, New Territories North is underway.
Anyone who witnessed the accident or has any information to offer is urged to contact the investigating officers on 3661 3800.
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Trade instructed to temporarily suspend importing and selling certain batches of raw oysters from French brand Josephine
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (April 8) instructed the trade to suspend the import of raw oysters from French brand Josephine produced and packed between March 5 and 25, 2026. The trade should also immediately stop using or selling the batches of the product concerned produced and packed during this period should they possess any of them.
A spokesman for the CFS said, "The CFS received a notification from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed of the European Commission on suspected gastroenteritis cases in the Netherlands that may be related to consumption of raw oysters from French brand Josephine produced and packed between March 5 and 25, 2026. For the sake of prudence, the CFS has immediately instructed the trade to temporarily suspend the import into and sale within Hong Kong of the raw oysters concerned. As a precautionary measure, the brand concerned has voluntarily removed from shelves the raw oysters concerned. So far, the CFS has not received any referral cases of food poisoning or food complaint related to ingestion of the raw oysters concerned."
The spokesman said the trade should also stop selling the raw oysters from French brand Josephine produced and packed during the above-mentioned period if they possess them. The CFS has also stepped up the collection of raw oyster samples for testing.
The spokesman pointed out that as oysters feed by filtering a large volume of seawater, pathogens can accumulate in them if they are grown in or harvested from contaminated water. Raw or partially cooked oysters are high-risk foods. Susceptible groups, such as pregnant women, young children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems or liver diseases, should avoid eating raw oysters.
The CFS has informed the French authorities and also notified the local trade. It will continue to follow up on the incident and take appropriate action to safeguard food safety and public health. An investigation is ongoing.
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