A tower crane collapsed at a construction site for a public housing project in Hong Kong’s Kwai Chung on Thursday afternoon, killing the operator and damaging a truck.
The main contractor involved, Woon Lee Construction, was previously fined by authorities over two fatal incidents at its sites in 2009 and 2011.
The accident occurred at 4.27pm at the construction site for the public housing project Tai Wo Hau Road phase two on a slope opposite Pik Kwai House at Kwai Chung Estate.
The 62-year-old male operator, who fell with a 45-metre (148-foot) section of the crane onto the slope, was freed from the mangled cabin with severe head injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said a truck on the ground was struck by mud flying down, shattering its windows.
Firefighters searched the area and found no other victims.
