By South China Morning Post | Created at 2024-11-22 14:16:46 | Updated at 2024-11-22 20:08:54
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Two workers died in fatal industrial accidents about an hour apart in Hong Kong on Friday, prompting urgent calls for better safety regulations.
An 18-year-old worker was carrying out maintenance work on an escalator when he fell into the machinery under one of the landings at the Euro Trade Centre in Central in the afternoon.
Police responded after receiving a call at 2.13pm, and officers suspected the worker lost his footing.
He was already unconscious and had sustained multiple injuries when he was found by firefighters. The worker was sent to Ruttonjee Hospital, where he was later confirmed dead.
The case has been classified as an industrial accident and handed over to a Central police district crime squad for further investigation.
A source identified the teenager as Lo Ching-leung, an employee at Japanese electronics maker Hitachi and a student at the Vocational Training Council.
