A tow-truck driver whose worker was suspected of falling out of his vehicle and died after being run over by an aircraft on the flight line of Hong Kong’s airport was arrested on Tuesday.
An emergency call was received by the police from airport staff at around 3 am that a man had been found unconscious at the West Apron, police said.
Emergency services arrived at the scene and found the 34-year-old man with various injuries but pronounced dead at the scene, the report said.
After the initial investigation, police said they believed the victim was inside the vehicle for a special purpose. The vehicle was driven by a 60-year-old man and it was suspected that the victim had fallen out of the tractor and hit by the towed aircraft.
Police said the driver of the vehicle had been arrested for dangerous driving causing death and was being detained for further questioning, the force said.
“The Airport Authority expresses sorrow over the death of the airport staff and extends its condolences to the family,” it said, adding it was in touch with the relevant ground services company to assist the victim’s family.
The case has been classified as a fatal traffic accident, police said and the special investigation team of the New Territories South traffic unit is looking into the case.
Police urged witnesses or anyone with information related to the incident to contact officers at 3661 1346.
香港機場拖車司機涉嫌被飛機撞死工人被捕
一名拖車司機週二在香港機場航線上被捕，其工作人員涉嫌從車上墜落並被一架飛機碾壓身亡。
警方稱，凌晨 3 點左右，警方接到機場工作人員的緊急報警，稱一名男子在西停機坪被發現昏迷不醒。
報道稱，緊急服務人員趕到現場，發現 34 歲男子多處受傷，但當場被宣布死亡。
經過初步調查，警方表示，他們認為受害者在車內有特殊目的。 該車由一名60歲男子駕駛，懷疑受害者從拖拉機上摔下來，被拖曳的飛機撞到。
警方表示，該車司機因危險駕駛導致他人死亡而被捕，目前正被拘留接受進一步審問。
聲明中寫道：「機場管理局對機場工作人員的去世表示哀悼，並向受害者家屬表示慰問。」並補充說，機場管理局已與相關地面服務公司聯繫，以協助受害者家屬。
警方表示，案件已列為致命交通意外，新界南交通組特別調查小組正在調查案件。
警方敦促目擊者或任何有與事件相關資訊的人致電3661 1346與警方聯繫。
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