Scaffolding collapses at hospital construction site in Kai Tak injuring 11 people

A scaffolding collapsed at a construction site in Kai Tak.

Today (Jan. 13) at 4:00 pm, the police received a report that a hospital site at Shing Cheong Road, Kai Tak, some people were trapped inside the scaffolding. 11 injured, two people in serious condition, one of the female workers in a semi-consciousness, all the injured were sent to the United Christian Hospital.

Sources said the scaffolding involved in an area of 100 meters by 20 meters, and at least six workers were working on the scaffolding when it collapsed.

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