At 10:16 today (8th), the police received multiple reports that at No. 4 Broadwood Road, So Kon Po, Happy Valley, a scaffold at Broadwood Terrace collapsed under the influence of a typhoon, suppressing 2 vehicles and the entire Broadwood Road. Roadway.
The police and the firefighter arrived at the scene and rescued two drivers. One of them injured his hand and was taken to Ruttonjee Hospital for treatment. The firefighter and the police were searching for other trapped persons at the scene.
Another female worker was trapped and rescued by rescuers. The female worker was in a coma at the time and died after being admitted to Ruttonjee Hospital.
The scaffold involved collapsed in a large area, suppressing the return line, and traffic on the site was blocked.
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From the online video, it can be seen that the scaffolding collapsed from the site on the Lohas platform, overwhelming several trees on Lohas Road, and some of the scaffolding fell to the pavement and traffic lanes. Police and firefighters searched the scaffolding back and forth in the scene .
The road was blocked due to the collapse of the scaffolding at the scene, and some taxis planned to turn back.
From the pictures on the Internet, it can be seen that the glass windows of the suspected crushed vehicle were crushed to the point where "spider webs" appeared, and there was a pile of scaffolding outside the vehicle.
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The Transport Department pointed out at 10:35 in the morning that the entire line of Broadwood Road (round-trip direction) near Beverly Hills had been closed due to the collapse of the scaffolding.
Motorists please consider using other roads.
The traffic on the site is heavy at present.
As of 11:20 in the morning, the strong wind signal No. 3, red storm warning signal, thunderstorm warning and landslide warning were hoisted in Hong Kong.
The Observatory stated that the strong wind signal No. 3 will be maintained from this afternoon to the evening.
In response to the landslide warning, members of the public are not allowed to approach slopes or retaining walls.
Motorists should avoid driving through hillside areas or road sections with landslide warning signs.
