Two Hong Kong residents died on Wednesday in an industrial accident in Guangzhou, while another is still in hospital with serious injuries.

The accident took place at a construction site in the town of Zhujiang, in central Guangzhou’s Tianhe district on Wednesday afternoon, the government said in a statement on Thursday.

Immigration staff from the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Guangdong (GDETO) visited the local hospital upon learning of the accident and said they had offered assistance to the affected family members.