62-year-old worker killed at Kwai Tsing Container Terminal in suspected crane accident
Hong Kong Free Press
A 62-year-old man has been found dead at Kwai Tsing Container Terminal after he was suspected to have been run over by a crane on Wednesday night, according to the police.
Police said they received a report from the man’s colleague at 07:35 p.m. on Wednesday.
“The person was confirmed dead at the scene,” police said in a press release. “After a preliminary investigation by the officers, it is believed that the person was accidentally run over by a gantry crane during construction work on the site.”
When the officers arrived, the man was found dead at the scene and he was suspected to be accidentally run over by a gantry crane during the construction work on the site.
The Force told HKFP that the incident happened near the No.6 terminal, adding that the gantry crane was 20 metres in height.
The cause of the incident remains under investigation.
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