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Man dies after falling from roof while carrying out repair work on three-storey village house in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district
- The man, 65, was working on external house wall in San Uk Ka Tsuen shortly before 12.30pm when incident happened
- Wife, 58, heard a loud bang and then found him lying unconscious outside house
The man was taken to Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital in Tai Po, where he was later pronounced dead. Photo: Handout
A 65-year-old man fell to his death from the roof of a three-storey house in a New Territories village while carrying out repair work on Tuesday.
The man was up on the roof working on an external wall of his home in San Uk Ka Tsuen off Wun Yiu Road in Tai Po shortly before 12.30pm when the incident happened.
His 58-year-old wife called police and emergency services were sent to the house. Officers said the woman heard a loud bang and then found her husband lying unconscious outside the house.
He was taken to Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital in Tai Po, where he was later certified dead.
A police spokesman said an initial investigation showed the man accidentally fell off the roof and there were no suspicious circumstances. He said an autopsy would be carried out.