A taxi driver who died after police officer lifted him, handcuffed, in a chokehold by his neck will have a fresh death inquest, the High Court ruled today, after a judicial review […]
HIGH COURT FINDS FOR CHOKEHOLD COP IN TAXI DRIVER DEATH, OVERTURNS “UNLAWFUL KILLING” VERDICT
71-YEAR-OLD MAN ON CRUTCHES KILLED BY REVERSING TRUCK, DRIVER ARRESTED
A 71-year-old man who needed crutches to walk was killed yesterday afternoon after a truck driver reversed into him and ran over his leg outside a Ma On Shan estate. Victim Mr […]
“DO NOT USE BICYCLES IN URBAN AREAS” SAYS GOVT, CITING “ROAD SAFETY” RISKS
Bicycles are not a suitable mode of transport for urban areas, according to Transport Department (TD) in a statement released yesterday in response to questions on Hongkong Electric’s recent vocal support of […]
WOMAN, 27, KILLED IN HIGH-SPEED CLEARWATER BAY SMASH
A female passenger in a private car was killed in the early hours this morning after the vehicle’s driver lost control on a bend in Clear Water Bay and smashed into a […]
HK ELECTRIC COMES OUT SWINGING FOR URBAN CYCLING, IN DEFIANCE OF LONG-STANDING GOVT POLICY
Hongkong Electric, not known for making waves politically, has published a controversial opinion piece supporting cycling on Hong Kong Island, defying the government’s long-standing recommendations that cycling be discouraged in urban areas […]
TWO KILLED AS BUS DRIVER PLOUGHS INTO UNPROTECTED ROADSIDE CLEANING CREW
Two workers were killed yesterday as a double-decker bus driven by a 28-year-old man ploughed into their work truck parked in the left lane of a highway exit they were cleaning. The […]
PEDESTRIAN DANGERS UNCHANGED ONE YEAR AFTER SOHO WOMAN’S DEATH
Friends of slain French woman Elodie Ma, who was killed by a runaway car in Soho a year ago, say nothing has changed in the dense nightlife area, with Transport Department just […]
MOTORCYCLIST KILLS 73-YEAR-OLD PEDESTRIAN ON NATHAN ROAD CROSSING
A 73-year-old died after a young motorbike rider smashed into him on Nathan Road Wednesday evening. The 19-year-old rider, unnamed by police, was riding a petrol scooter south on Nathan Road at […]
CITYBUS E-BUS SUPPLIER WISDOM SHARES OFFICE AND EMAIL ADDRESS WITH CITYBUS OWNER
Chinese bus maker Wisdom’s Hong Kong company is incorporated in the same Jardine House office as Hong Kong’s public transport bus owner Templewater and has a “templewater.com” email address listed as its […]
GRIEVING FAMILY OF KILLED CYCLIST WIN RIGHT TO RETRIEVE BODY IN TIME FOR LAST RITES
The family of a man killed in a Kowloon City road crash won a race against the clock to retrieve the body and administer last rites after hitting a bureaucratic hurdle last […]
