Man dies after plunging from Kwai Chung scaffolding

A man has died in the hospital after falling from a high-rise scaffolding at a construction site in Kwai Chung on Monday afternoon.

Police received multiple emergency calls at around 4pm, reporting that a man had plunged from a high position on the bamboo scaffolding outside a building located at Wo Yi Hop Road. 

Upon arriving at the scene, emergency responders found the victim unconscious. 

Paramedics rushed him to Yan Chai Hospital, but despite medical efforts, he was later pronounced dead. 

Authorities have launched an investigation to determine the exact cause of the accident.

The building is currently undergoing active scaffolding work, and the physical state of the structure indicates a violent descent. 

A section of the safety netting on the middle floors of the building was torn off, and multiple segments of the bamboo framework and canopies across different levels showed severe damage, with the lowest tier of the scaffolding being visibly dented. 

Investigators suspect that the man may have initially caught and ripped through the safety netting during his fall. 

However, because his downward momentum was not stopped, he crashed through several levels of the bamboo structure and canopies before violently striking the bottom tier of the scaffolding and bouncing onto the ground, resulting in his fatal injuries.

(Updated at 6.29pm)

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