Hong Kong police have arrested a driver after his medium goods vehicle collided head-on with a taxi, fatally injuring the driver and passenger.

The force said on Thursday the driver of the goods vehicle, a 35-year-old man surnamed He, was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death and was being detained for questioning.

The taxi was travelling along Fan Kam Road near the Fanling golf course towards Sheung Shui and the other vehicle was heading to Yuen Long on the same road when they collided at 11.25am.

The taxi passenger, an 84-year-old woman surnamed Man, was trapped inside the vehicle and later rescued.

Both she and the driver, a 56-year-old man surnamed Lam, sustained multiple injuries and were rushed to North District Hospital in an unconscious state.

The pair were pronounced dead in the afternoon.

The force’s special investigation team under the traffic division of the New Territories North regional headquarters was handling the case.