“An elderly Hong Kong taxi driver has appeared in court over dangerous driving that killed two pedestrians in Ngau Tau Kok . Ng Kam-cheong, 70, wore a mask and sunglasses when he appeared at the Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, Court News reported . Police officers at the site of a fatal traffic accident in Ngau Tau Kok on May 13, 2026. Photo: Supplied. He was charged with one count of dangerous driving causing death and three counts of dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm. Ng was arrested on May 13 after a fatal traffic incident in Ngau Tau Kok on the same day. He was driving downhill along Chun Wah Road when his taxi went out of control, mounted the pavement and a sitting-out area on Choi Ha Road, and hit two female pedestrians. One woman was certified dead at hospital around 40 minutes after the crash. The other pedestrian died in hospital on Monday, five days after the accident. The two passengers in the taxi suffered chest, back and neck injuries – they were in stable condition as of Monday. The taxi driver himself sustained chest injuries. Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Court. File photo: Wikimedia Commons. The case was adjourned to August 13. The defendant was granted bail of HK$50,000 on the condition that he must surrender all travel documents, be barred from leaving Hong Kong, hand over his driving licence, refrain from driving any class of vehicle, and report to a police station every week. The offence of dangerous driving causing death carries up to 10 years’ imprisonment in Hong Kong, while the offence of dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm is punishable by up to 7 years in jail.
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