More than 80 people have been injured in a high-speed ferry accident in Hong Kong.<br /><br />Up to six of them were seriously hurt when the vessel hit an “unidentified object” early on Friday morning.<br /><br />A loud bang was reportedly heard after which the ferry was thrown upwards. A total of 105 passengers and 10 crew are said to have been onboard the vessel, which was heading for Macau.<br /><br />The ferry operator has been quoted as saying the high number of casualties could be explained by people failing to wear seat-belts.<br /><br />It is the second serious accident in just over a year in waters off Hong Kong. In October 2012, 39 people died when a pleasure boat and a high-speed ferry collided. A report later criticised “systemic failings” in safety standards.
