A Public Security Police Force (PSP) spokesman confirmed to the Post yesterday evening that a scooter rider and his pillion rider were injured after a lorry ran a red light.
According to the spokesman, the rider is a 65-year-old local male resident, the pillion rider is a 62-year-old local female resident, and the lorry driver is a local male resident in his 70s.
A Fire Services Bureau (CB) spokesman confirmed to the Post that the rider suffered abrasions to his elbows and knees, while the pillion rider suffered abrasions to her elbows and a head contusion. Both were rushed to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre (CHSCJ) for treatment.
At around 12:59 p.m. yesterday, the Public Security Police Force issued a statement saying it had received a report of a traffic accident at the junction of Avenida 1º de Maio (勞動節大馬路) and Rua de Ma Kau Seak (馬交石街).
Upon arriving at the scene, PSP officers saw a scooter that had been knocked onto the ground by a lorry, with both the rider and pillion rider thrown onto the road. An investigation revealed that the lorry had run a red light and struck the scooter, the spokesman said, adding that the lorry driver passed a breathalyser test.
According to the spokesman, the lorry driver has been fined for jumping a red light.
Under Article 99 of Macau’s Road Traffic Law, running a red light carries a fine ranging between 1,000 patacas and 5,000 patacas.
This photo, downloaded from Facebook yesterday, shows a motorcycle rider and pillion rider lying on the ground after yesterday afternoon’s crash in Areia Preta, as Public Security Police Force (PSP) officers investigate the cause of the incident. The Post cannot independently verify its authenticity.
