Police said on Saturday that they had arrested a truck driver after an accident at about 4pm in which six people were injured.

They said a 68-year-old man was driving a minibus along Kam Sheung Road towards Yuen Long, when it was hit by a truck driven by a 56-year-old man.

The minibus hit a lamp post and flipped on to its side, and the police said the truck didn't stop.

Officers said the truck driver failed an alcohol test, and was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, drunk driving, reckless driving after a traffic accident and failure to report a traffic accident.

Five women and a man were slightly injured and were taken to hospital.