Hong Kong police arrested 24 drivers and issued over 4,000 tickets during a two-week crackdown on distracted driving and jaywalking, after the number deaths in road accidents surged more than 40 per cent in the first five months of the year.During the two citywide operations from June 5 to 19, officers deployed unmarked traffic enforcement vehicles against dangerous driving behaviour such as using mobile phones behind the wheel, speeding, tailgating, unsafe lane changing, and failing to obey traffic lights and road signs.The crackdown resulted in 24 arrests for drink-driving, drug-driving and driving without a licence.
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MON · 2026-06-22 · 07:05 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0622-86308
NSR-2026-0622-86308News Report·EN·Public Health
24 drivers arrested, over 4,000 tickets issued in crackdown on errant road users
Hong Kong police conducted a two-week crackdown on errant road users from June 5 to 19, resulting in 24 driver arrests and over 4,000 tickets issued. This operation was prompted by a more than 40% surge in road accident deaths during the first five months of the year.
Kristen CheungSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-22 · 07:05 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Hong Kong police conducted a two-week crackdown on errant road users from June 5 to 19, resulting in 24 driver arrests and over 4,000 tickets issued. This operation was prompted by a more than 40% surge in road accident deaths during the first five months of the year. Officers utilized unmarked vehicles to target dangerous driving behaviors, including mobile phone use, speeding, tailgating, unsafe lane changes, and disregarding traffic signals and signs. The arrests were for offenses such as drink-driving, drug-driving, and driving without a license.
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Arrests were made for drink-driving, drug-driving, and driving without a licence.
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The crackdown targeted distracted driving and jaywalking.
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Road accident deaths in Hong Kong surged over 40% in the first five months of the year.
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Over 4,000 tickets were issued to errant road users.
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Hong Kong police arrested 24 drivers during a two-week crackdown.
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