The Tseun Kam Interchange, where a van driver died in a crash this morning.

A van driver was crushed inside his medium goods vehicle and killed after he reportedly lost control and crashed into concrete barriers before overturning.

The driver was travelling along Cheung Pei Shan Road towards Tsuen Wan just before 4am this morning (13 May), and was approaching Tsuen Kam Interchange when the vehicle spun out of control. The driver was badly injured and certified dead at the scene. No other vehicle was involved, according to police.

Investigation by the Special Investigation Team of Traffic, New Territories South is underway.

There have been 36 fatal accidents on Hong Kong’s roads in the first four months of 2020, with the majority involving pedestrians.