Operator killed as tower crane collapses at Hong Kong construction site

A tower crane collapsed at a construction site for a public housing project in Hong Kong’s Kwai Chung on Thursday afternoon, killing the operator and damaging a truck. The main contractor involved, Woon Lee Construction, was previously fined by authorities over two fatal incidents at its sites in 2009 and 2011. The accident occurred at 4.27pm at the construction site for the public housing project Tai Wo Hau Road phase two on a slope opposite Pik Kwai House at Kwai Chung Estate. The 62-year-old...

Source: scmp.com at 3/19/2026 9:15:25 AM.

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