Hong Kong police have arrested 14 people on suspicion of traffic offences, including drink-driving and failing to pay fines, with the force also issuing tickets and summonses to more than 180 motorists for allegedly speeding. Officers from the force’s New Territories South traffic branch patrolled bar districts and set up roadblocks as part of a…
Hong Kong police have arrested 14 people on suspicion of traffic offences, including drink-driving and failing to pay fines, with the force also issuing tickets and summonses to more than 180 motorists for allegedly speeding. Officers from the force’s New Territories South traffic branch patrolled bar districts and set up roadblocks as part of a…
The number of elderly taxi drivers involved in accidents in Hong Kong has increased by more than 40 per cent since 2022, prompting some industry leaders to ask if tighter regulations are needed to assess the fitness of older cabbies to ensure safety. Some taxi drivers also hoped the government would subsidise the fees for…
An elderly Hong Kong taxi driver suffered back and neck pains after accelerating his vehicle down a three-metre (9.8-foot) slope in Sai Kung. The 66-year-old male driver, surnamed Wu, managed to climb back up after the accident. No passengers were on board his taxi. Police said they received a report at 12.24pm on Saturday about…
A Hongkonger has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after his vehicle struck a 19-year-old woman in Yuen Long, leaving her unconscious. Police said the car hit the pedestrian as she was crossing On Lok Road in Yuen Long on Thursday at around 8.05am. She was taken unconscious to Pok Oi Hospital in Yuen…
Hong Kong police have arrested 275 people over defrauding a government fund for traffic accident victims out of more than HK$14 million (US$1.8 million) by fabricating evidence or even orchestrating incidents. Some of those arrested were linked to a collision between a car and a bus that was arranged by a criminal group, where at…
Hong Kong police have arrested 275 people over defrauding a government fund for traffic accident victims out of more than HK$14 million (US$1.8 million) by fabricating evidence or even orchestrating incidents. Some of those arrested were linked to a collision between a car and a bus that was arranged by a criminal group, where at…
Three people have been injured after an out-of-control BMW car crashed into a truck and a taxi, mounted a pavement and struck two pedestrians on a busy Hong Kong street. Police said the crash took place on Tai Yau Street near the junction with Sam Chuk Street in San Po Kong at around 8.51am on…