At least eight people were injured in Hong Kong after a coach struck a footbridge and had the front of its roof ripped off near the Heung Yuen Wai checkpoint on Tuesday.

Police received a report at 12.12pm after the coach ascended an auxiliary road linked to Lin Ma Hang Road in Ta Kwu Ling and struck the underside of a pedestrian bridge, potentially as a result of its height exceeding clearance limits.

The front part of the coach’s roof was damaged after colliding with the footbridge.

Following the accident, the vehicle was parked on a sloping auxiliary road that leads up to the main control point facility.

The force said at least eight people were injured.

It only added that among the 45 passengers aboard, two had reported feeling dizzy and a 68-year-old woman was sent to the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin with neck pain.