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Accidents and personal safety in Hong Kong

Accidents and personal safety in Hong Kong
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One of the two school buses involved in the collision at Good Hope Primary School cum Kindergarten in Ngau Chi Wan. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong

9 children, 5 others injured after 2 buses collide at Hong Kong primary school

Thirteen people sent to hospital, including driver of one of the buses, after accident at Good Hope Primary School cum Kindergarten in Ngau Chi Wan.

Urban planning

Editorial | Hong Kong is right to harness market forces for urban renewal

3 people injured, 4 cats dead after power bank catches fire in Hong Kong flat

Hong Kong police

Taxi driver killed, 11 others injured as vehicle hits Discovery Bay bus, truck

Crash on Cheung Tung Road involved taxi, truck and bus heading from Discovery Bay to Sunny Bay MTR station.

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The taxi driver was certified dead after being taken to hospital. Photo: Handout
Happy Valley

58 evacuated, woman taken to hospital after fire at Hong Kong flat

Transport Department said Percival Street section closed due to incident, adding traffic in area was heavy.

Hong Kong society

Construction safety design needed to reduce fatal accidents in Hong Kong: experts

City’s poor industrial safety record, including 15 fatalities so far this year, marked by bad habits and broader systemic and planning issues.

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Hong Kong

3 elderly people injured after escalator fall at Hong Kong shopping centre

Online photos show fire crews and paramedics at scene as escalator remains temporarily closed.

A 76-year-old man has been sent to hospital after falling on an escalator at Shek Lei Shopping Centre. Photo: Google Maps
Crime in Hong Kong

Man arrested for driving under influence of drugs after 3-vehicle crash

Two hospitalised after accident along Pok Fu Lam Road involving large truck and two light goods vehicles, police say.

Hong Kong

Man hospitalised after bamboo scaffolding collapses in Sham Shui Po

Victim suffers head injuries after being trapped under scaffolding on Nam Cheong Street, police say.

Pets in Hong Kong

Editorial | Hong Kong must crack down on irresponsible pet owners

Fatal attacks by two large dogs in a week have sparked concern over public safety guidelines and the deterrent effect of current laws.

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Police officers and officers from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department cornered the unleashed dog that killed two smaller dogs in separate attacks at a mall in Yuen Long on Monday. Photo: Captured from Threads
Hong Kong

Woman found dead in Hong Kong after dog mauling

Incident comes amid citywide concern over management of large dogs after an unleashed 60kg canine fatally attacked two smaller pets this week.

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Police are investigating the incident in northern Hong Kong. Photo: Edmond So
Mainland China

5 injured after taxi, 3 cars collide on Hong Kong highway

Four-vehicle pile-up at 8.40am prompts temporary closure of Kowloon-bound Tsing Kwai Highway until 10.39am.

Hong Kong

Truck driver flees after vehicle crashes and bursts into flames on Lantau highway

16-tonne truck skidded and crashed into barriers amid amber rainstorm alert, with debris from collision injuring two people in nearby taxi, police say.

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Hong Kong

School bus crashes in Shing Mun Tunnel after driver loses consciousness

Driver later dies in hospital while all 47 children on board escape unharmed.

Emergency responders send an injured passenger for treatment. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Contractor ordered to fix faulty lifts causing Queen Mary Hospital block delay

Lawmaker says situation involving Anlev Elex Elevator ‘unacceptable’, warning it could further delay HK$13.5 billion redevelopment project.

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Clinical Block 1 forms part of the first phase of Queen Mary Hospital’s multibillion-dollar redevelopment. Photo: Hospital Authority
Hong Kong fires and safety

Man injured as fire engulfs 2 huts, 4 speedboats at village in Sai Kung

Hong Kong firefighters say they received multiple reports of a fire that broke out near a minibus terminus in Po Toi O village.

Hong Kong society

Search under way for missing cruise passenger off Hong Kong mega bridge

Review of on-board security footage led the vessel’s operator to suspect the man had fallen into the sea during the voyage.

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Hong Kong society

Elderly hiker found dead on Sha Tin mountain trail after 3-day search

Rescuers find man, believed to be 72-year-old Tam Hing-man, dead on Fo Tan trail after three-day search.

A member of the Hong Kong Guardians searches for the missing man over the weekend. Photo: Hong Kong Guardians
Hong Kong

Editorial | Workplace deaths cannot be price Hong Kong pays for development

With the city recording at least six industrial work fatalities in the first quarter of this year, stakeholders at all levels must step up attention to workplace safety.

Hong Kong transport

MTR passenger’s hand caught in door while trying to retrieve item from tracks

Video shows passenger kneeling at train door with left hand trapped while knocking on the glass with his right hand and saying, ‘Please open the door’.

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Hong Kong

Man dies on Hong Kong trail as city swelters in record-breaking heat

Filipino man, 64, was found unconscious on Plover Cove Reservoir Country Trail and later pronounced dead.

Plover Cove Reservoir in Tai Po. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong society

16 taken to hospital after fire breaks out at Taikoo Shing flat

Blaze erupted at Begonia Mansion in Taikoo Shing’s Harbour View Gardens, with smoke pouring from flat.

Rescue services were sent to Begonia Mansion in Taikoo Shing after multiple reports of a fire. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong police

Missing man, 58, found dead in Ma On Shan after days-long search effort

Police say cause of death to be determined by autopsy for man, who was believed to have gone missing in Tseung Kwan O on July 24.

Hong Kong

Man found dead in waters off Hong Kong’s Stonecutters Island, probe under way

Police say preliminary investigations suggest that the man might have drowned while swimming.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong fatal traffic accidents rise 44% in first half of 2026, with 63 dead

Many cases involved elderly victims and older drivers, police say, while calling for tighter health requirements for motorists.

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A fatal minibus accident in Ma Tau Wai in June. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Water dispenser linked to legionnaires’ disease case in Hong Kong hospital

Devices dispensing cooled boiled water tested positive for Legionella bacteria at Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, authorities say.

The patient had been admitted to the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital in April for his underlying illnesses. Photo: Felix Wong
Hong Kong

Lucky escape for boy, 7, after wheel comes off KMB double-decker in Hong Kong

KMB double-decker on route 86 lost rear left wheel which struck and dented metal railing, which hit the boy who was waiting for a bus.

Hong Kong society

Security at reservoir ramped up after trespassers enter spillway during discharge

Authorities warn of legal action against trespassers, after viral footage shows group entering Ho Pui Reservoir to pose for photos.

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