Police have arrested a man on suspicion of dangerous driving and trafficking dangerous drugs after he fled a stop and led officers on a high-speed chase across Hong Kong Island, ending in a five-vehicle crash that left one person injured.The force said officers attempted to stop a suspicious car on Wah Fu Road near Waterfall Bay in Aberdeen at 4.57pm on Saturday, but the driver sped off, heading through the Aberdeen-tunnel" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="158732" data-entity-type="location">Aberdeen Tunnel towards Causeway Bay.At about 5.35pm, the driver collided with a taxi, a truck, two cars and a police vehicle on the Canal Road Flyover near the Wong Nai Chung Gap Flyover, opposite Times Square.
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SAT · 2026-07-04 · 12:23 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0704-90020
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Hong Kong police arrest driver after high-speed chase ends in 5-vehicle crash
Hong Kong police arrested a man on Saturday afternoon on suspicion of dangerous driving and trafficking dangerous drugs. Officers attempted to stop a suspicious car in Aberdeen, but the driver fled, initiating a high-speed chase across Hong Kong Island.
Kristen CheungSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-04 · 12:23 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Hong Kong police arrested a man on Saturday afternoon on suspicion of dangerous driving and trafficking dangerous drugs. Officers attempted to stop a suspicious car in Aberdeen, but the driver fled, initiating a high-speed chase across Hong Kong Island. The pursuit concluded around 5:35 PM when the fleeing driver collided with a taxi, a truck, two other cars, and a police vehicle on the Canal Road Flyover. One person sustained injuries as a result of the five-vehicle crash. The driver was subsequently arrested.
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Officers attempted to stop a suspicious car on Wah Fu Road near Waterfall Bay at 4:57pm on Saturday.
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One person was injured in the crash.
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The chase ended in a five-vehicle crash involving a taxi, a truck, two cars, and a police vehicle.
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The driver fled a stop and led officers on a high-speed chase across Hong Kong Island.
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Hong Kong police arrested a man on suspicion of dangerous driving and trafficking dangerous drugs.
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