A 36-year-old man, accompanied by his mother, was riding an upward escalator from the market to the shopping mall in Sha Kok Estate, Sha Tin in the afternoon. Suddenly, the man fainted and fell backward, colliding with a woman behind him. Both individuals tumbled onto the escalator. The man’s mother immediately reported the incident.
An ambulance arrived at the scene, and the man, who sustained injuries to his waist and legs, was rushed to the hospital along with the woman, who suffered a head injury. Despite emergency treatment, the man was later pronounced dead. It is understood that the deceased had a history of multiple medical conditions.