A transport company employee was killed in a freak accident yesterday afternoon, when an airplane tyre he was unloading blew up and hit him on the head.
Apple Daily reports that 29-year-old Lau Pui-ling was transporting airplane tyres from Chek Lap Kok Airport to Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate for servicing on Wednesday afternoon.
While unloading the truck, Lau and his colleague reportedly stacked two tyres on top of each other, when suddenly the bottom tyre swelled and blew up, sending the top tyre flying onto Lau’s head, knocking him unconscious.
Lau was hospitalised with heavy injuries to his head, and was certified dead that evening. He is survived by his 28-year-old wife and their seven-month-old son.
A representative from Goodrich Asia-Pacific, which manufactured the tyres, said the company had given its condolences towards Lau’s family, and would assist in the police investigation.
The tyres reportedly measure around 1.3 metres in diameter, and weigh roughly 400 pounds.
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