Worker crushed to death when large piece of metal falls at Hong Kong construction site
- Victim, aged 55, was trapped under piece of metal measuring one by four metres which fell 1.2 metres, before being freed by firefighters
- Latest incident is the city’s second fatal industrial accident within 24-hour period
A 55-year-old worker was crushed to death on Wednesday after a four-metre-long (13ft) piece of metal fell onto him at a Hong Kong construction site.
The man was dismantling a metal structure at a Tung Yuen Street construction site in Yau Tong soon after 11.30am when the incident happened, according to police.
A police spokesman said an initial investigation showed the piece measuring one by four metres fell 1.2 metres and hit the worker, who was trapped and had to be freed by firefighters.
He said the victim was taken unconscious to United Christian Hospital in Kwun Tong, where he later died.
Police said the case was being treated as an industrial accident.
The Labour Department said it had sent staff to the scene and was conducting an investigation into the cause of the accident.
