DISASTER● ELEVATEDJul 27 · Jul 27, 2026, 5:22 AM
Worker, 62, dies after falling from platform while repairing plane at Hong Kong airport
South China Morning Post
A 62-year-old worker has died after falling from a six-metre-high (20-foot) platform while repairing an aeroplane at the Hong Kong International Airport. Police received a report at 8.35am on Monday that a worker had been injured at a site operated by the Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company (Haeco). “Preliminary investigations have shown that when the worker was repairing a plane on site, he accidentally fell from a six-metre work platform,” a police spokesman said. He added that the male...
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