A 78-year-old cardboard collector died this morning after she got trapped underneath a rubbish truck in Mong Kok.
The elderly woman was pushing a cart across Mong Kok Road, near a refuse collection point, at 9:10am today when she was hit by a government-contracted rubbish truck, Apple Daily reports. She got trapped underneath the vehicle and fell unconscious.
Firefighters arrived on the scene to free the injured woman. She was rushed to Kwong Wah Hospital, where she was certified dead shortly afterwards.
A police investigation is underway. The truck driver, a 34-year-old man, has been arrested for dangerous driving causing death.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article has been updated.
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