2 h. ago Hong Kong driver avoids injury after drone crashes onto Tesla roof

Hong Kong police are investigating after a drone fell out of the sky and damaged a car in Jordan. The force said it received a report from the owner of the Tesla at around 11.52am on Sunday. The driver said he was waiting at traffic lights along Cox’s Road in Jordan when the drone suddenly struck the roof of his car. The drone, measuring around 20cm (8 inches) wide, shattered the car’s glass roof and windscreen before bouncing onto the road. No one was injured in the incident, and officers were...

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5 h. ago Hong Kong cyclist, 55, killed after being hit by van in Sheung Shui, driver arrested

A female cyclist died after being struck by a van in Hong Kong’s North district on Sunday. The driver of the vehicle was later arrested. Police said they received a report about the collision at the junction of Ma Sik Road and Tin Ping Road, at 8.41am. The van was travelling towards Sheung Shui and knocked down the 55-year-old woman on a bicycle as it approached Tin Ping Road at 8.37 am. The cyclist was sent to the North District Hospital unconscious, and was certified dead at 9.17am, after...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong taxi driver, 82, acquitted of using foul language at teenage customer

An 82-year-old taxi driver has been acquitted by a Hong Kong court after a teenage passenger accused him of swearing and refusing to print a receipt for a midnight trip last year. Yen Ken-hoi became embroiled in the legal dispute after the 16-year-old male passenger filed a complaint to police regarding the cabby’s alleged rude manner during a trip in Sham Shui Po on September 21, 2024. The teenager, surnamed Ng, earlier testified before Deputy Magistrate Christine Leung Wan-chong that Yen...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong police open investigation after elderly man knocked down by car

Hong Kong police have opened an investigation after a driver allegedly lost control of his vehicle and knocked down an elderly man in Yuen Long. Police said on Saturday they received a report at about 2.23pm of a private vehicle near the junction of Tai Kiu Road and Yuen Long On Lok Road that had apparently lost control and crashed into a man in his seventies. Emergency personnel were deployed to the scene and the man was rushed to Tuen Mun Hospital in an unconscious state, the force said....

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3 w. ago ‘Hell car parks’: mainland Chinese drivers hit bumps navigating Hong Kong roads

A mainland Chinese driver under Hong Kong’s southbound travel vehicle scheme has been fined for illegal parking, while another faces accusations of using tinted windows, following an earlier warning about unauthorised use of auto driving mode on the city’s roads. The force said on Saturday it was following up on a complaint about a social media post featuring a car, saying the driver in question failed to adhere to the city’s requirements that windscreens must be of a “transparency that would...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong tour bus driver arrested over allegedly stealing HK$110 in passenger fares

A Hong Kong sightseeing bus driver has been arrested for allegedly stealing HK$110 (US$14) in passenger fares, according to police. A police spokesman said on Friday that a 27-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion of theft on December 23, days before the Christmas holiday. Officers were called to a bus terminus at Man Kwong Street in Central shortly before 5pm on Tuesday following a report about the alleged theft. The suspect was reportedly operating a Citybus H2 open-top sightseeing...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong tour bus driver arrested over allegedly stealing HK$110 in fares

A Hong Kong sightseeing tour bus driver has been arrested for allegedly stealing HK$110 (US$14) in passenger fares, according to police. A police spokesman said on Friday that a 27-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion of theft on December 23, days before the Christmas holiday. Officers were called to a bus terminus at Man Kwong Street in Central shortly before 5pm on Tuesday following a report about the alleged theft. The suspect was reportedly operating a Citybus H2 open-top sightseeing...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong probes mainland Chinese driver for using banned autopilot mode in the city

Hong Kong authorities have vowed to investigate a mainland Chinese driver under the southbound travel vehicle scheme and may suspend his eligibility after he posted a video of himself using adaptive cruise control illegally in the city on social media. The Transport Department said on Friday that it would issue a warning to the driver while urging Guangdong motorists under the “Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles (Entry into Urban Area)” scheme to use Octopus cards for car park access and...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong probes mainland Chinese driver for using banned autopilot mode in city

Hong Kong authorities have vowed to investigate a mainland Chinese driver under the southbound travel vehicle scheme and may suspend his eligibility after he posted a video of himself using automatic cruising illegally in the city on social media. The Transport Department said on Friday that it had issued a warning to the driver and had notified mainland authorities about the case. It also urged Guangdong motorists under the “Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles (Entry into Urban Area)”...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong taxi driver hospitalised after crashing into school building

A 61-year-old taxi driver has been hospitalised in Hong Kong after her vehicle crashed through the back door of a school building in Kwun Tong, requiring fire services to extract her from the car. Police said they were alerted at 10.33am on Thursday that a cabby was injured and trapped inside her vehicle after crashing into the building of Delia Memorial School (Hip Wo) in Kwun Tong. “The driver did not show signs of having consumed alcohol during her breath test,” a force spokesman said. Online...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong tram driver gets 4 weeks in jail for crash that killed girl, 3

A Hong Kong court has sentenced a tram driver to four weeks in prison for careless driving after his vehicle fatally hit a three-year-old girl and injured three others, with the punishment significantly reduced due to the accident being deemed “inevitable”. Deputy Magistrate Chung Wing-sze of Eastern Court on Tuesday cited a probation officer’s report that 50-year-old Li Yaodong – who was found guilty earlier this month – was genuinely remorseful and had accepted legal responsibility. Chung also...

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last month Hong Kong taxi driver, 62, arrested after fatally knocking down pedestrian

Hong Kong police have arrested a 62-year-old taxi driver after he allegedly knocked down a woman in Central, who later succumbed to her injuries. The taxi was travelling along Caine Road when it hit a 68-year-old female pedestrian near Elgin Street at 8.55pm on Thursday, according to the force. The woman, who sustained multiple injuries, was rushed to Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai in an unconscious state and was declared dead at 10.05pm. The cabby was subsequently arrested for dangerous driving...

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last month Hong Kong taxi driver, 62, arrested over fatally knocking down pedestrian

Hong Kong police have arrested a 62-year-old taxi driver after he allegedly knocked down a woman in Central, who later succumbed to her injuries. A taxi was travelling along Caine Road when it hit a 68-year-old female pedestrian near Elgin Street at 8.55pm on Thursday, according to the force. The woman, who sustained multiple injuries, was rushed to Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai in an unconscious state and was declared dead at 10.05pm. The cabby was subsequently arrested on suspicion of...

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