Hong Kong police pull over fleet of 45 high-powered sports cars including Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Porsches over suspected street racing
- Officers intercept fleet of luxury cars driving westbound at high speed along the Island Eastern Corridor expressway
- Residents living near the expressway recently complained of noise believed to have been caused by racing cars
Police on Sunday intercepted a fleet of 45 luxury sports cars including Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Porsches over suspected illegal racing on Hong Kong Island.
Officers said one of the vehicles pulled over was towed away during the 7am operation, code-named “Fossington”, on suspicion it had been illegally modified.
Members of the task force under police’s Hong Kong Island traffic enforcement and control division also issued defective vehicle orders to nine other cars requiring them to undergo inspection.
“Officers found a number of cars were driving westbound at a high speed along the Island Eastern Corridor expressway. Subsequently, officers intercepted 45 private cars on Gloucester Road off the old Wan Chai police station,” police said in a statement.
The surreal scene of luxury sports cars parked up on one of Hong Kong’s busiest thoroughfares quickly went viral online as passers-by and drivers posted pictures on social media.
Officers are believed to have recorded information on the drivers.