8 Hong Kong film workers injured when elevated platform collapses
- Initial investigation finds crew members fell about 15 metres outside Regal Oriental Hotel in Kowloon City
- Injured taken to Kwong Wah Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment, with one in serious condition
Eight members of a film production crew were injured, one seriously, when a platform elevated by a truck collapsed outside a Hong Kong hotel on Saturday, according to police.
The force received numerous reports of an accident outside the Regal Oriental Hotel on Sa Po Road in Kowloon City at around 4.30pm, a spokesman said.
“After a preliminary investigation, the force suspects that the workers accidentally fell from a working platform about 15 meters [49 feet] high during work,” police said.
The truck was found tilted backwards and collapsed on top of a car at the site.
The workers, aged 32 to 61, suffered fractures to their limbs and skulls, while some also reported chest and shoulder pains.
One of the workers was unconscious when officers arrived, and some required neck braces.