A woman was killed on Kai Fuk Road just yards away from a pedestrian footbridge in the early hours of this morning. 52-year-old Ms Chen was apparently struck by a taxi driven […]
PEDESTRIAN KILLED UNDER MEGABOX FOOTBRIDGE
11-YEAR-OLD GIRL RUN DOWN ON STREET, 7-SEATER DRIVER ARRESTED
A schoolgirl is in critical condition after being run down on a pavement and dragged and trapped under a seven-seater car outside a car park in Sha Tin yesterday evening. The horrific […]
“TOO MUCH CONGESTION FOR NUMBERPLATE RECOGNITION TO WORK”: GOVT
Vehicles in Hong Kong drive too close to each other for numberplate recognition to work reliably, the government said today, defending a costly decision to send every vehicle in the city a […]
91-YEAR-OLD MAN KILLED CROSSING ROAD ON TAI WAI ESTATE
A 91-year-old man has died after being run over by a 54-year-old taxi driver on a road in Tai Wai. Mr Ho was crossing Chui Tin Street near Sun Chui Estate at […]
INLAND REVENUE: PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AT NEW $3.6BN OFFICES “NOT OUR PURVIEW”
Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has hit back at criticism of pedestrian dangers outside its $3.6 billion new office tower, claiming street design is not its purview despite boasting of “easy access” to […]
PASSENGER HURLED FROM CAB, KILLED, AS TAXI STRIKES ILLEGALLY PARKED CONTAINER TRUCK
A 47-year-old taxi passenger was hurled from a taxi and killed as the taxi he was riding smashed into an illegally parked container truck in Wong Tai Sin. Mr Jin was riding […]
TRUCK DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER FATAL MONG KOK CRASH
Police have arrested a 39-year-old truck driver after he ran over and killed a 67-year-old woman on a busy pedestrian crossing in Mong Kok. Driver Mr Cheung was driving a container truck […]
LOHAS BUS CRASH MYSTERY INVESTIGATION DEEPENS, DRIVER ARRESTED
Authorities still have no answers on the cause of a violent bus crash, 14 hours after the dramatic rescue of 31 passengers from a double-decker overturned in a Lohas Park ditch. The […]
DRIVER SMASHES SUV THROUGH RAILINGS, HOSPITALISING ELDERLY COUPLE AND MOTHER WITH BABY
A 33-year-old SUV driver was arrested this afternoon after he lost control of his car and smashed through railings into a roadside bench, hospitalising an elderly couple as well as a mother […]
HIGH COURT FINDS FOR CHOKEHOLD COP IN TAXI DRIVER DEATH, OVERTURNS “UNLAWFUL KILLING” VERDICT
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 […]
