A spokesman for the Public Security Police (PSP) confirmed to the Post by phone yesterday evening that a local motorcyclist was injured in a collision involving a scooter and two cars on Macau Friendship Bridge in the afternoon.
At about 1:45 pm, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) released a statement confirming they had received an emergency call regarding a traffic accident in the Macau-bound lane of the bridge. The caller reported that at least one person had been injured in the incident.
Upon arriving at the scene near Avenida da Ponte da Amizade, firefighters confirmed that a scooter and two cars were involved in the collision. The rider was found to be conscious at the scene.
According to the PSP spokesman, the investigations revealed that the accident occurred at 1:33 p.m. yesterday, while the scooter was travelling in the right-hand lane. The rider was reportedly unable to avoid a collision with a broken-down vehicle ahead.
The impact deflected the scooter into the left-hand lane, where it was subsequently struck by another car approaching from behind. The spokesman added that all three drivers involved are local residents.
The rider, who according to a photo circulating on social media yesterday, appeared to be a young man, was rushed to hospital for emergency treatment, the spokesman said.
This image posted on Facebook early yesterday afternoon shows a rider lying in front of his scooter in the wake of a three-vehicle crash on Macau’s Friendship Bridge. The Post cannot vouch for the authenticity of the image.
