Worker dies after falling from building under construction in Hong Kong
33-year-old man falls about 44 metres from building under construction at public housing site in Tuen Mun
A worker died on Monday afternoon after falling from a building under construction at a public housing site in Hong Kong.
Police said they received a report at 2.25pm from a staff member at the Yan Po Road site in Tuen Mun that a 33-year-old man had fallen about 44 metres (144 feet) from a building under construction and was found unconscious.
He was rushed to Tuen Mun Hospital but was certified dead at 3.11pm.
The case has been classified as an industrial accident.
Detectives from the Tuen Mun district investigation team were sent to the site to investigate the accident.
The Labour Department said officers were dispatched after receiving the report and it was investigating the cause of the accident.