Fatal traffic accident in Lantau North
Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident happened in Lantau North yesterday (August 25) in which a man died, while seven men and four women were injured.
Police received a report at 7.57pm that a taxi driven by a 59-year-old man was travelling along Cheung Tung Road towards Tung Chung, it suspectedly cut the lane and collided with a bus travelling along Cheung Tung Road towards Kowloon, driven by a 59-year-old man, and then rammed into a moving medium goods vehicle.
Police officers sped to the scene. The taxi driver was trapped inside the compartment and rescued by firemen. Sustaining serious multiple injuries, the taxi driver was rushed to North Lantau Hospital in unconscious state and was certified dead at 9.20pm. A 48-year-old male taxi passenger, sustaining back and neck injuries, was sent to Princess Margaret Hospital in conscious state. The 59-year-old male bus driver and nine bus passengers (five men and four women), aged between 24 and 71 and sustaining injuries to their heads, necks and limbs, were sent to North Lantau Hospital and Princess Margaret Hospital in conscious state respectively.
Investigation by the Special Investigation Team of Traffic, New Territories South is underway.
Anyone who witnessed the accident or has any information to offer is urged to contact the investigating officers on 3661 1346.
Source: AI-found images
Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected dangerous drugs worth over $5 million
Hong Kong Customs yesterday (August 24) seized about 12.4 kilograms of suspected ketamine, with an estimated market value of over $5 million, at Hong Kong International Airport.
Through risk assessment, Customs yesterday inspected an air parcel, declared as swimming pool sanitisers and arriving in Hong Kong from Spain via France. Upon inspection, Customs officers found that the batch of suspected ketamine inside four plastic buckets in the parcel.
After a follow-up investigation, Customs officers conducted a controlled delivery operation today (August 25) and arrested a local female suspect aged 23 in Kwun Tong. The investigation of the case is ongoing.
Customs will continue to step up enforcement against drug trafficking activities through intelligence analysis. The department also reminds members of the public to stay alert and not to participate in drug trafficking activities for monetary return. They must not accept hiring or delegation from another party to carry controlled items into and out of Hong Kong. They are also reminded not to carry unknown items for other people, nor to release their personal data or home address to others for receiving parcels or goods.
Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in a dangerous drug is a serious offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $5 million and life imprisonment.
Customs reminds people to pay attention to the fact that drug trafficking is a serious criminal offence. Criminal conviction will result in grave repercussions for their future and they should not take risks in the hope that they may not be caught.
Members of the public may report any suspected drug trafficking activities to Customs' 24-hour hotline 182 8080 or its dedicated crime reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002/).
Hong Kong Customs yesterday (August 24) seized about 12.4 kilograms of suspected ketamine, with an estimated market value over $5 million, at Hong Kong International Airport. Photo shows the suspected ketamine seized in the case. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
