An elderly man in his seventies was rushed to the hospital in an unconscious state on Friday afternoon after falling from a pedestrian overpass in Tsing Yi.
The fall occurred about 1.11pm at No. 1 Tsing Yi Road, where the man landed on the grounds of the Tsing Yi Sewage Treatment Works.
An emergency response was triggered after an eyewitness spotted the fallen man and immediately alerted the authorities.
Paramedics treated the victim at the scene before rushing him to Yan Chai Hospital for urgent emergency medical care.
Police are investigating his identity and the circumstances leading to the fall.
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