Wife held over driving claim
A woman, 45, was arrested on suspicion of obstructing justice after she claimed to be the driver of a car in an accident in Hung Hom. At about 1am yesterday, a car overturned on Hung Hom Road after the driver lost control near Whampoa Garden. The woman's husband, 47, and his daughter, 11, were taken to hospital and later discharged. The woman was detained for further investigation.
Rail passengers overcharged
Ninety-six Octopus Card users who switched between the MTR and former KCR networks through wide gates in Kowloon Tong and Tsim Sha Tsui were found to have been deducted between 10 cents and HK$2.20 in extra fares - the third such case since the railway merger on December 2. The MTR Corporation apologised for the error and said all five wide gates at the four interchange stations had been shut for inspection.
4 vehicles stolen in Yuen Long
Four vehicles have been reported stolen from a Yuen Long car park. A security guard at the Kam Tin Road car park told police shortly before 11am that the owners of three cars and a truck had reported the vehicles missing. The vehicles were stolen while the site was closed overnight.
