Five people have been injured after a taxi and three private cars collided on Tsing Kwai Highway in Hong Kong.

Police said the four vehicles crashed on the Kowloon-bound carriageway near Lai King MTR station at 8.40am on Monday, leaving four men and one woman with minor injuries.

The Fire Services Department said all five injured people were taken to Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung for treatment.

The Transport Department said the fast lane of the Kowloon-bound Tsing Kwai Highway was temporarily closed due to the accident and reopened at 10.39am.