The Public Security Police (PSP) announced in a statement yesterday that three local men were injured in a two-car crash on the Macau Friendship Bridge.
At about 7:09 p.m. yesterday, the Macau Fire Services Bureau (CB) announced in a statement that it had received an emergency call about a traffic accident the Taipa-bound lane of the bridge. The caller reported that at least one person was injured in the accident.
Arriving at the scene, firefighters confirmed that two vehicles were involved in the collision, and that the front of the car behind the other was severely damaged.
According to a PSP statement, traffic police officers discovered that the accident occurred when one of the vehicles rear-ended the one in front of it.
The male driver of the vehicle behind sustained minor injuries, while the male driver and a male passenger in the vehicle that was rear-ended suffered shoulder contusions, the statement said, adding that both drivers passed breathalyser tests.
The Public Security Police noted in its statement that the driver who rear-ended the car has been fined.
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 faces a fine of 600 patacas.
This image of a screenshot from a video posted on Facebook yesterday shows a light-coloured vehicle after rear-ending a dark-coloured vehicle, as well as a motorbike rider sitting on the opposite lane of Friendship Bridge yesterday. The reason for the rider sitting next to his bike on the bridge was apparently unrelated to the two-car crash. The Post cannot vouch for the authenticity of the video grab.
