Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident happened in Yuen Long this afternoon (December 16) in which a man died.
At 4.56pm, when a forklift truck driven by a 30-year-old Mainland man was turning left to Kung Um Road from an unnamed road near 292 Kung Um Road, it reportedly went out of control and was side-turned.
The driver was pressed by the forklift truck and was rescued by firemen. Sustaining multiple injuries, he was rushed to Pok Oi Hospital in unconscious state and was certified dead at 5.53pm.
Investigation by the Special Investigation Team of Traffic, New Territories North is under way.
Anyone who witnessed the accident or has any information to offer is urged to contact the investigating officers on 3661 3800.
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