Published: 19:51, March 19, 2026
Crane collapse kills operator at HK construction site
By Wang Zhan
This photo shows a tower crane that toppled on March 19, 2026, in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong. (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY)

HONG KONG – The operator of a tower crane died when the structure he was in collapsed at a building site in Hong Kong’s Kwai Chung area on Thursday.

The 62-year-old man was trapped inside the cabin of the crane after it came down at the construction site for a public housing near Pik Kwai House, Kwai Chung Estate, in the afternoon.

This photo shows a tower crane that toppled on March 19, 2026, in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong. (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY)