An American tourist was arrested on suspicion of damaging four vehicles and breaking an intercom at the US consulate after being chased by police through the busy streets of Central during the morning rush hour yesterday.
The drama began at about 8.30am when the 47-year-old man - police identified him only as David - was seen walking in the eastbound lane of Queensway.
He is accused of striking four vehicles - a Kowloon Motor Bus double-decker, a taxi and two cars - with his hand in Queensway. The traffic was stopped for a red light at the time, police said.
A KMB spokeswoman said the firm's bus was stopped when 'a man was in front of our bus, punched the right side of the windscreen and left.'
The windscreen was cracked and the driver called the police, she said.
A senior police officer said that as officers tried to stop the man at the scene, he managed to escape and ran uphill along Garden Road. The American, who suffered injuries to his right hand, outran the police.