1 driver injured as Hong Kong MTR trains collide

Update:

Rail service between the Central and Admiralty stations of the Tsuen Wan line is unlikely to be resumed on early Tuesday, the MTR said, after two subway trains collided along the route in the morning, causing severe traffic chaos.

The incident occurred at about 3 am when a Tsuen Wan-bound train clashed with a Central-bound train at the crossover section near Central during a trial run for a new signal system. No passengers were onboard.

HONG KONG - Two drivers were sent to hospital as one was reportedly injured in his leg after two Hong Kong MTR trains collided with each other on Monday morning.

Train services between Central and Admiralty stations on Tsuen Wan line would be suspended for the rest of Monday, according to MTR Corporation.

Train services between Tsim Sha Tsui and Tsuen Wan stations on Tsuen Wan line would be departed every three and a half minutes.

The incident took place near Central station at around 3 am when a Tsuen Wan-bound train collided with a Central-bound train at the crossover section during a trial run for a new signal system.