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MON · 2026-06-29 · 02:56 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0629-88223
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NSR-2026-0629-88223News Report·EN·Human Interest

Worker killed, another unconscious after excavator tips over in Hong Kong

A fatal industrial accident occurred at a construction site on Liberty Avenue in Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong, on Monday morning. Police received a report at 9:42 am that an excavator had tipped over, trapping at least one worker.

Leopold ChenSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-29 · 02:56 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Worker killed, another unconscious after excavator tips over in Hong Kong
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A fatal industrial accident occurred at a construction site on Liberty Avenue in Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong, on Monday morning. Police received a report at 9:42 am that an excavator had tipped over, trapping at least one worker. One worker was pronounced dead at the scene, and another was transported to Kwong Wah Hospital in an unconscious state. This incident marks the second fatal industrial accident in Hong Kong within four days, following a previous fatality at a refurbishment site in Kowloon Bay on Friday.

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This is the second fatal industrial accident in Hong Kong in the past four days.

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Another worker was rushed to Kwong Wah Hospital in an unconscious state.

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One worker was certified dead at the scene.

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Police received a report of the industrial accident at 9:42 am on Monday.

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A worker died and another was left unconscious after an excavator tipped over at a Hong Kong construction site.

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A worker has died and another has been left unconscious after an excavator fell on its side at a Hong Kong construction site.Police said on Monday that they received a report at 9.42am that an industrial accident had occurred on the site on Liberty Avenue in Ho Man Tin.The force said at least one worker had become trapped when the excavator fell on its side.One worker was certified dead on scene, while another was rushed to Kwong Wah Hospital in Yau Ma Tei in an unconscious state, it added.The incident is the second fatal industrial accident in the past four days.On Friday, a 65-year-old male worker was struck by and pulled underneath an operating road roller at the refurbishment site at the Kowloon Bay Sports Ground. He was certified dead at the scene.
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