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Traffic and road safety in Hong Kong
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The vehicle operated by Citybus appeared to have hit water barriers. Emergency services, including at least three fire engines, were spotted at the scene. Photo: Handout
Accidents and personal safety

Bus driver arrested, 21 passengers taken to hospital after Hong Kong crash

Double-decker bus collides with plastic water barriers while travelling along West Kowloon Highway towards airport.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Stiffer fines on unsafe driving are necessary

Accidents and personal safety

Man, 77, dies after being hit by car that mounts pavement in Hong Kong

Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong urged to widen coverage of new rail link with affordable fares

The 7km East Kowloon link will include nine stations between Choi Hung East and Yau Tong East, according to latest plan.

The new East Kowloon railway line is expected to be completed by 2033. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong police

Police start using video at 4 Hong Kong junctions to penalise errant drivers

Officers will follow up on motorists who breach traffic laws in Central and Wan Chai by recording and monitoring surveillance camera footage.

Accidents and personal safety

Vehicle catches fire, suffers multiple explosions in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay

Burning vehicle forces evacuation of bus following behind on Gloucester Road flyover near Victoria Park.

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Hong Kong society

Editorial | Unseen eyes put focus on traffic black spots

Police will trial video monitoring to tackle congestion and improve law enforcement at four well-known junctions. They were spoiled for choice.

A notice at the intersection of Pedder Street and Queen’s Road Central, one of four junctions that traffic police will monitor using CCTV in a trial. Photo: May Tse
Accidents and personal safety

Bus crash in Hong Kong’s North Point leads to major traffic congestion

Double-decker bus heading to airport smashes into barrier during evening rush hour, leaving driver injured.

Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police to use video at 4 traffic junctions to fine errant motorists

Black spots on Hong Kong Island to be monitored from April 22 using footage from Transport Department to tackle congestion and traffic offences.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong school bus driver arrested over dangerous driving with pupils on board

Video shows driver overtaking stopped bus and veering into lane with oncoming traffic while carrying 10 children.

A video circulating online shows the school bus driving on Stanley Gap Road. Photo: Facebook/ Waken Wong
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong to test flood scheme at 5 road sections hit by 2023 rainstorm chaos

Warning signs, wading lines and flood monitoring devices will be used at five low-lying road sections under pilot scheme.

A black rainstorm warning was in force for more than 16 hours in September 2023, with areas such as Chai Wan pummelled by the deluge. Photo: Dickson Lee
Accidents and personal safety

Cyclist seriously injured after being hit by garbage truck in Hong Kong

Cyclist, 50, left semi-unconscious following collision on Tuesday evening in Kwai Chung.

Accidents and personal safety

3 injured in Hong Kong as 3-vehicle pile-up leads to tunnel closure

Taxi slams into another cab and cement mixer truck on Kwun Tong-bound slow lane of Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel.

Accidents and personal safety

1 injured in Hong Kong when driver, 84, hits accelerator by accident

Driver mistakes car’s accelerator for brake, causing vehicle to mount pavement outside shopping centre, source says.

Four people were taken to hospital for treatment following the accident. Photo: Handout
Accidents and personal safety

2 injured after truck slips down slope and crashes into car in Hong Kong

Light truck and private car were about 20 metres apart before the former slipped backwards down the slope and struck the other vehicle.

Police were alerted to the accident at 1.20pm on Saturday. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong tunnel tolls under review after multimillion dollar losses

Shing Mun Tunnels forecast to post operating deficit of HK$52 million this financial year.

Education in Hong Kong

Letters | Hong Kong must think small when it comes to class sizes

Readers discuss coping with the drastic fall in student numbers, tapping technology to improve road conditions, and making public transport pet-friendly.

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Accidents and personal safety

Restaurants close as Hong Kong’s Towngas repairs damaged water pipe, gas line

Towngas carrying out emergency repairs and is aiming to restore supply by Tuesday noon.

Workers make emergency repairs in North Point. Photo: Sam Tsang
Accidents and personal safety

Elderly Hong Kong taxi driver injured after accelerating down Sai Kung slope

Police say 66-year-old accidentally accelerated, causing vehicle to drive down three-metre slope and leaving him with neck and back pains.

Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong driver arrested after crane hits overhead cable for light rail services

MTR Corp says services gradually resuming in Tin Shui Wai as damage is repaired following disruption.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police to crack down on traffic offences after fatal accidents rise 40%

Officers to target both drivers and pedestrians by filming from elevated spots, along with plain-clothes patrols.

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The force will use existing traffic enforcement cameras installed on highways and at road junctions. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong transport

66 Hong Kong taxi drivers hit with demerit points since penalty system introduction

While no drivers have been disqualified for accumulating 15 demerit points, 49 had incurred 10 within the first 6 months.

Between September 22 and March 9, five taxi drivers incurred three points, 12 received five points and 49 had accumulated 10 points under the penalty system. Photo: Sam Tsang
Accidents and personal safety

Woman critically injured, 10 others hurt in Hong Kong bus crash

Double-decker bus smashes into a road barrier on a highway in Tai Po.

Accidents and personal safety

Fire engulfs car on Hong Kong road, as driver and 2 passengers escape unhurt

Only a charred shell remained of vehicle on Kwai Chung Road, with online footage showing thick black smoke billowing into the sky.

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Accidents and personal safety

3 people, including child, injured after truck crashes into Tesla in Hong Kong

Two female car passengers, aged 36 and 59, complain of chest pain, while seven-year-old boy suffers headache after accident.

All three injured car passengers were taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Photo: Dickson Lee
Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong van driver dies after crashing into fire engine on West Kowloon Highway

Fire engine had stopped on highway to attend to separate traffic accident.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Car seats right route to take on Hong Kong child safety

New Hong Kong rules mandating that passengers under eight years old in private cars use such seats or similar restraints take effect in November.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong driver pinned to ground after Mercedes hits 4 vehicles in wild ride

Drama unfolds in Mong Kok when Mercedes-Benz reportedly speeds through crowded streets, hitting four vehicles, including police van.

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