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Traffic and road safety in Hong Kong
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Inspector Iu San-san was sentenced to 240 hours of community service. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong police inspector spared jail for running red light, causing injury

Court sentences Iu San-san, 30, to 240 hours of community service and disqualifies him from driving for two years.

Hong Kong police

Hong Kong customs officer unconditionally released over fatal motorbike crash

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Accidents and personal safety

Fire engine topples after crashing into car in Hong Kong’s Tuen Mun, 7 injured

Accidents and personal safety

Woman, 90, killed by Hong Kong school bus in car park; driver, 72, arrested

Elderly woman was hit by school bus reversing in car park at Tai Hang Tung Estate in Shek Kip Mei.

The woman was killed in a car park at Tai Hang Tung Estate. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong transport

Driverless shuttle bus hits tow tractor in second Hong Kong airport collision

Empty bus hit rear of stationary aircraft tow tractor that had partially extended into the driving lane.

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Hong Kong transport

Calls to cut proposed toll on Hong Kong’s yet-to-open Central Kowloon Bypass

Government proposes toll of HK$8 for Yau Ma Tei tunnel section of the bypass, which is expected to open by end of year.

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Hong Kong society

Editorial | Fatal crash underscores need for rigorous tests for older taxi drivers

Hong Kong must strike a balance between protecting the rights of elderly cabbies and guaranteeing safety for riders and pedestrians.

The scene of the crash near Nina Hotel in Tsuen Wan, where a taxi ploughed into a Filipino tourist. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 14 in crackdown on traffic offences

Officers from New Territories South traffic branch also issue tickets and summons to more than 180 motorists for allegedly speeding.

First Mention

When 5 people were killed and 50 hurt by a runaway Hong Kong bus

A horror bus crash in 1979 saw a driver prosecuted, but later acquitted in court, after carnage at a bus stop, the South China Morning Post reported at the time.

Accidents and personal safety

Citybus driver suspended after collision injures 22 on Hong Kong highway

Bus struck stationary maintenance vehicle, injuring 21 passengers on board and truck driver.

The accident took place on the North Lantau Highway on Thursday night. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong transport

Hongkongers call for more diagonal pedestrian crossings after positive trials

Residents and district councillors want Tseung Kwan O, an area notorious for jaywalking, to be new trial location for diagonal crossings.

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The diagonal pedestrian crossing at the junction of Carnarvon Road and Granville Road in Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: Sam Tsang
Accidents and personal safety

Driver escapes injury after Mercedes flips over on Hong Kong’s Tsing Ma Bridge

Car overturns on Tsing Yi-bound carriageway of the bridge, a major route connecting the airport and Lantau Island to the urban centre.

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong man hurt in electric bike hit-and-run accident while crossing road

Pedestrian, 50, was crossing the road at a Light Rail stop in Tin Shui Wai when hit.

Accidents and personal safety

Crashed Mercedes-Benz car found abandoned in Hong Kong drainage channel

Police say driver of white Mercedes found in metres-deep drainage channel in Yuen Long has not been located.

The Mercedes-Benz is sitting in a drainage channel in Yuen Long. Photo: Handout
Accidents and personal safety

12 injured in bus-truck collision in Hong Kong residential area

Truck in head-on collision with KMB double-decker bus on Lin Tak Road, with drivers of both vehicles among injured.

A collision between a bus and a truck on a road in a residential district left 12 people injured. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police search for motorist over fatal hit-and-run in Yuen Long

Private car struck cyclist while travelling on Long Ping Road in direction of Tin Shui Wai, with victim later dying in hospital.

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Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong government orders report after 2 driverless buses collide at airport

No passengers on board at time of accident, but experts urge thorough investigation as airport set to expand use of driverless vehicles.

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Accidents and personal safety

3 crashes on Hong Kong highway leave 7 hurt, including infant

Police say accidents reported at nearly same spot on Fanling Highway in just over an hour, with 10-month-old among those injured.

Online dashcam footage from one of the accidents. Photo: Handout
Accidents and personal safety

Truck driver, 49, arrested after fatal crash at bus stop in Hong Kong

Suspect arrested over dangerous driving causing death, day after police apprehended truck owner.

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Hong Kong society

Editorial | Genuine Hong Kong road accident victims must not suffer

Abuse of assistance scheme has led to surge in claims and the Hong Kong government planning to reduce payouts.

Accidents and personal safety

Video | Hong Kong woman killed in bus stop crash

Hong Kong woman dies after being trapped under truck in bus stop crash
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Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong police arrest truck owner after woman trapped in bus stop crash dies

Dashcam video from vehicle behind shows truck swerving across lanes before crashing into bus stop along Chatham Road North.

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A woman has died after being trapped under a truck that crashed into a bus stop. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong police start issuing digital parking fines, but some drivers puzzled

More publicity needed for digital system that began operation on Sunday, one motorist says, while another driver is worried about having to check phone often.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong moves to curb ‘abuse’ of traffic accident compensation

Maximum sick leave days to be cut from 180 to 60, with daily assistance reduced from HK$918 to an average of HK$330 under scheme review.

Accidents and personal safety

Critically injured Hong Kong officer ‘did what he needed to do’: police chief

Constable, 31, who fell 10 metres at flyover crash site has regained consciousness but remains in intensive care, police chief says.

The police vehicle had stopped on the road for another traffic incident and was hit from behind. Photo: Handout
Accidents and personal safety

9 injured in collision involving taxi, private car near Hong Kong Disneyland

Incident happened on Tuesday afternoon at junction on Magic Road when the private car struck the taxi while turning.

Rescuers on site at the scene of the crash on Magic Road. Photo: Handout
Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong constable’s condition improving after fall from bridge: police chief

Force’s commissioner shares update on officer who was among 10 people injured when bus crashed into police van on bridge on Friday.

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong minibus goes up in flames on highway after suspected engine trouble

Passengers manage to escape in time after smoke started emerging from vehicle travelling along Yuen Long Highway.

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