Two deaths in four days from Lantau accidents
A 42-year-old man drowned while snorkeling at Lo Kei Wan near Shui Hau last night – the second accidental death on Lantau in four days. Friends of the man, surnamed [...]
Accidents
Woman dies after 15m Lantau Peak fall
A 42-year-old woman has died after a 15-metre fall on Lantau Peak on Saturday afternoon. The woman, surnmed Sze, sustained multiple injuries after losing her footing while [...]
Police to hold autopsy into Lantau camper death
Police will hold an autopsy into the death of a 31-year-old camper at Nei Lak Shan near Ngong Ping on Monday. The man, surnamed Lau, was found unconscious in his tent by a [...]
Man dies after fall from Kap Shui Mun Bridge
A 63-year-old taxi passenger has died after jumping over the side of the Kap Shui Mun Bridge early this morning. The cab was approaching the Lantau Link toll plaza at about [...]
Man dies in fall from Yat Tung tower
A 69-year-old man died in a fall from a Yat Tung residential block yesterday. A security guard reported a man’s body was found outside one of the tower blocks at 3pm [...]
Police probe after car strikes three cattle, killing one
Police are investigating an accident at Shui Hau in which a car killed one cow and injured two others yesterday afternoon. The car, a white Volkswagen Golf, struck the [...]
Airport worker dies after container accident
A 53-year-old worker died last night after being crushed by a cargo container at Chek Lap Kok Airport last night. The man, surnamed Cheung, was rushed to North Lantau [...]
Police identify body under N. Lantau flyover
Police have identified a body found at Tsing Chau Wan, North Lantau, yesterday afternoon. It is that of a 67-year-old man, surnamed Wong, who went missing from his Cheung Sha [...]
Man airlifted off Sunset Peak after plant sting
A man was airlifted off Sunset Peak yesterday after suffering an allergic reaction after being pricked by a plant. The man and a friend were hiking from Pak Kung Au to Sunset [...]
16 in hospital after HAS bus crash on N. Lantau Highway
Sixteen people were injured when a Hong Kong Airport Services (HAS) bus collided with a truck at Sunny Bay early this morning. The bus, carrying staff to the airport for the [...]