A taxi plowed into a throng of demonstrators in Hong Kong, as the months of violence in the Chinese city continued Sunday, according to new reports.
Chilling video shows the red taxi turning into a crowd of umbrella-wielding demonstrators, mowing several down before crashing into a building, footage posted by Hong Kong Free Press shows.
Other images show protesters beating a man unconscious in the confusion. It was unclear if he was the driver, CNN reported.
Several demonstrators intervened to protect the man as he was being pummeled. He was among three listed in serious condition at a local hospital following the incident, the network said.
Clashes between demonstrators and police have intensified in recent weeks, with Chinese officials using emergency powers to enact a face-mask ban — but protesters defied the order over the weekend.
On Friday, a demonstrator slugged another civilian — a banker at JP Morgan Chase, who was attacked after telling them “we are all Chinese,” the South China Morning Post reported.
The violence erupted after Chinese officials sought a new law that allowed Hong Kong residents to be extradited to mainland China. The city was promised more freedoms than the rest of the country when the former British colony was turned over to China in 1997.
