Three people were injured after a machete attack outside the nightclub in the Lan Kwai Fong area in Hong Kong, local media reported. The attack occurred on Friday where the shot was also fired.

Dashcam video, making a round on social media, shows the vehicle line that stops at the traffic intersection. Four attackers who held a machete then got out of the car – Lexus – began to attack the adjacent white car that stopped at the traffic lights.

Lexus was abandoned at the scene with a tangled side and front.

The video further shows the Black Van, who is behind the white car, turns right and crashes into Lexus, hit two attackers before speeding. Some attackers who used other machetes were also seen in the recording, but suddenly escaped from the scene.

Lexus looks reversed, with one of the attackers panicked trying to return to the vehicle, before the white car speeds. Lexus then stopped near the attacker who fell at the red light before the video ended.

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According to the police, there were a total of eight men who used a knife that arrived with two vehicles.

One of the attackers took out a gun during the attack and fired at the attackers, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported quoting the police. One of the attackers was shot behind and another was hit by a car, said the SCMP report. The police also found another man with a knife wound on his head. All three were sent to Queen Mary Hospital.

The local news outlet HK01 said the dispute between the two groups in the nearest bar was the reason for the clash, and the attack occurred around 02:00 local time (11.30 pm Ist). The gang that uses a knife targets a group of people who will leave the area.

Comments on three police arrested three people at the location of the attack and confiscated several machetes. The entire road was closed for traffic when police combed the area to gather evidence. A sniffer dog is also called.