4 injured after crane topples over onto 2 vehicles at Hong Kong construction site
- Crane hits medium goods vehicle and delivery van, injuring two drivers and passenger, site worker also hurt
- Crane was lifting construction materials at site outside Grantham Hospital in Aberdeen at time of accident
Four people were injured after a crane truck toppled over onto two vehicles at the entrance of a construction site for the redevelopment of Grantham Hospital in Hong Kong on Monday.
The crane was lifting construction materials at the site outside the hospital on Wong Chuk Hang Road in Aberdeen shortly before 11am when the incident occurred, police said.
A police spokesman said the two vehicles were hit when the crane crashed down.
“A preliminary investigation showed the crane had toppled over in the site, hitting a medium goods vehicle and a delivery van,” the spokesman said.
He added the van driver was initially trapped but later freed by emergency services.
He also said the man was among the three people injured and sent to hospital for treatment. The others were the driver and passenger of the truck.