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Hong Kong truck driver collapses behind the wheel in fatal accident at airport
- Police investigating accident in which man, 59, passed out while driving into a car park at Hong Kong International Airport at 5.14am on Friday
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Hong Kong police are investigating a fatal accident in which a 59-year-old man reportedly collapsed behind the steering wheel of his truck while driving at the airport.
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The man, surnamed Ho, reportedly passed out on Friday while driving into a car park at Hong Kong International Airport on Chun Wan Road at 5.14am, losing control of his vehicle and slamming into a kerb.
“Sustaining no superficial injury, the man was rushed to North Lantau Hospital in an unconscious state and was certified dead at 6.05am,” the force said.
A police spokesman said that the cause of the driver’s collapse was still under investigation.
The force said its New Territories South special traffic investigation team would look into the case, and called on members of the public who witnessed the accident or had any other information to contact police at 3661 1346.
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In May, a middle-aged cabby died after passing out behind the wheel while driving along a busy interchange in Hong Kong. No passengers were in the vehicle at the time.
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