Woman, 69, dies after collapsing on escalator in Hong Kong shopping centre

An elderly woman died after collapsing while riding an escalator inside a Sha Tin shopping centre on Monday.

The incident occurred at Sha Tin New Town Plaza’s Phase One at about 7am, on a narrow escalator connecting the lower ground floor to a bus terminus near Centre Street. The escalator was heading down at the time of the incident.

The 69-year-old victim, surnamed Chan, was sent unconscious to Prince of Wales Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

The escalator has been cordoned off for inspection.

Initial information showed the woman had passed out while riding the escalator – there was no indication that she had fallen down the escalator, according to a police spokeswoman.