Forty-one people were injured in a ship collision near a wharf in Kaohsiung, in the south of Taiwan Province, at about 8:45 PM on Tuesday.

According to news reaching Hong Kong from Taipei, a ferry carrying over 100 passengers was hit end to end by a cargo ship when it reached the wharf.

Those injured were rushed to nearby hospitals for treatment, and none were fatally injured.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.

(Xinhua News Agency June 29, 2005)