HONG KONG, Oct 25 (Reuters) – About 100 folks have been injured on Sunday when a ferry coming back from Macau to Hong Kong collided with an unknown object, a police division official stated.

The injured have been handled in 5 totally different hospitals in Hong Kong, although the character and extent of accidents weren’t instantly identified, the official stated. Local media group RTHK stated six folks had suffered critical accidents within the accident.

The incident occurred round 1850 Hong Kong time (1050 GMT) on Sunday, close to the island of Lantau, the official instructed Reuters, including that the reason for the incident was being investigated.

Hong Kong is among the world’s busiest shipping channels. While critical accidents are uncommon, the waters have turn into more and more crowded with leisure boats and vessels that ferry passengers to the close by playing hub of Macau.

Macau is the one place in China the place on line casino playing is authorized, making it well-liked with players and vacationers to the town.

In 2012, 39 folks have been killed in a ferry collision in Hong Kong’s worst maritime catastrophe in a long time.

In Sunday’s accident, the vessel was stated to have taken in water and misplaced energy after the collision, RTHK stated.

It stated passengers described chaotic scenes as folks stumbled round at nighttime, some bleeding and others with accidents to their legs and arms. (Reporting by Denny Thomas; Editing by Gareth Jones)

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