2023-10-03 03:31:00
The Kwai Chung chicken crane truck hit a bridge and overturned because it was suspected that the boom was not retracted. The driver was trapped for a time
A chicken crane overturned in Kwai Chung and the driver was trapped for a while.
At 7:51 a.m. today (the 3rd), the crane truck overturned to the right at the roundregarding off No. 88 Container Terminal Road, Kwai Chung. The windshield of the crane truck was thrown off and debris was scattered in all directions. It is reported that the driver was trapped in the car for a time.
Police and rescue workers arrived at the scene following receiving the report and assisted in rescuing the driver. He was not injured. The police are investigating the cause of the transfer and are arranging to right the crane truck. According to the news, it is suspected that the crane arm of the vehicle was not retracted properly, and when passing through the roundregarding, it hit a bridge abutment regarding 3.8 meters above the ground, then overturned, and then hit the stone wall of the roadside planter.
The bridge is a track on the elevated section of the MTR, and the incident has no impact on train services. Affected by the accident, two traffic lanes heading towards Mei Foo were blocked.
The original article was published on AM730
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