The Public Security Police (PSP) announced in a statement yesterday that 30 people were injured in a crash involving two buses and an oil tanker on Macau Bridge.
According to a separate statement by the Fire Service Bureau (CB), at around 10 a.m., the bureau received a report about a traffic accident near light pole No. 1717C07 on Macau Bridge.
When arriving at the scene, firemen confirmed that the accident involved a collision between two coaches and an oil tanker, the statement said, adding that 30 people sustained minor injuries, but all of them were found to be conscious and in stable condition. They were rushed to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre for medical attention.
The bureau said that the injured comprised 10 men and 20 women aged between 4 and 76. Among them were 11 mainlanders holding non-resident-worker IDs (common known as blue cards), 17 were from the Chinese mainland holding Exit-Entry Permits for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macau (EEP), one holding a Canadian passport and a local resident, the statement said, adding that their injuries consisted of abrasions and contusions.
Meanwhile, according to the PSP statement, its officers confirmed that the accident occurred on Macau Bridge near the Taipa exit in the direction from Macau Peninsula to Taipa, involving a coach that first crashed into the rear of another coach, the latter of which then crashed into the rear of the oil tanker.
Based on preliminary investigations, the statement said, PSP officers suspect that the driver of the coach that crashed first was unable to brake in time, adding that the three drivers involved are local residents, all of whom passed breathalyser tests. The statement said that the oil tanker involved had no oil leaks.
According to Macau’s “Road Traffic Law” Article 21, Paragraph 1, the driver of a moving vehicle must maintain a sufficient distance between his or her vehicle and the vehicle preceding it to avoid accidents in the event of a sudden stop or reduction in speed of the latter. Anyone who violates the provisions of this article shall be punished with a fine of 600 patacas.
According to Article 30, Paragraph 1, the driver must regulate the speed so that, taking into account the characteristics and condition of the road and the vehicle, the load carried, the weather conditions, the intensity of traffic and any other special circumstances, he or she can, under safe conditions, stop the vehicle in the free and visible space ahead and avoid any obstacle that may appear under normally foreseeable conditions. Anyone who violates the provisions of this article shall be punished with a fine of 300 patacas.
Meanwhile, according to Macau Penal Code Article 142, Paragraph 1, whoever, through negligence, offends the body or health of another person shall be punished with imprisonment for up to two years or a fine. If the act results in a serious offence against physical integrity, the perpetrator shall be punished with imprisonment for up to three years or with a fine.
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