About 40 people were injured in a traffic accident in Tai Po Road, Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Tuesday morning, local radio reports said.

The accident occurred at about 8:30 AM local time when one private car suddenly broke down and braked, causing another private car and two buses running behind colliding head to rear.

Those wounded were sent to three hospitals nearby, and most suffered minor injuries.

(Xinhua News Agency November 9, 2004)