Three hurt in excavator, rubbish truck smash
[RTHK] - 01/14/2025
Three people were injured on Tuesday when a rubbish truck was crushed by a collapsing noise barrier that had been hit by an out-of-control excavator. The excavator rolled down a slope at a construction site in Lin Tak Road, Lam Tin at around 9.40am, police said. The drivers of both vehicles were (…)
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[South China Morning Post] - 14/01/2025
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[HKFP] - 14/01/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 14/01/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 13/01/2025
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[RTHK] - 14/01/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 14/01/2025
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[RTHK] - 14/01/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 13/01/2025
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[RTHK] - 14/01/2025
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[RTHK] - 14/01/2025
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[HKFP] - 14/01/2025