Fast and furious: Hong Kong police arrest man after late-night car chase

A driver ploughed his car into two other vehicles before a police SUV rammed him off the road as he attempted to shake off police drugs squad officers in an early-hours chase in Tsuen Wan yesterday.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking and the offence of furious driving.

Police say the car, a black Honda Jazz, was spotted by officers from the Tsuen Wan District special duties squad on Lo Tak Court shortly after midnight after they received a tip-off.

The squad is part of a specialist police team dealing with drug-trafficking offences.

When officers tried to intercept the car, the driver sped off in an attempt to flee the scene.

The detectives then gave chase for a distance. In the process, the Honda crashed into two private cars parked on the roadside. The car was only stopped in the end when an SUV driven by police officers pushed it against a set of railings by the side of the road.

A video of the incident taken by a passer-by and posted on the internet yesterday shows the driver continuing his attempts to flee when plainclothes police officers approach the stopped car. The driver is seen refusing to get out despite the demands of the officer, and continuing to press the accelerator despite the fact the car is immobilised.