Lift technician dies after 10-metre fall down shaft at Hong Kong luxury estate

Rescue personnel pull 26-year-old worker from shaft at Pacific View in Stanley, and he is certified dead at scene

A worker died after falling 10 metres (33 feet) down a lift shaft he was repairing at a luxury estate in Hong Kong on Monday.

A security guard at Block 4 of Pacific View on Tai Tam Road in Stanley reported the accident to police at 2.40pm.

Rescue personnel pulled the 26-year-old worker from the shaft, but he had suffered head injuries and was certified dead at the scene.

Police said the cause of the accident was under investigation.

The Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims said the worker had been replacing lift cables at the time.

The group expressed deep sadness over the death and said it was following up on the case.