Branch Breaks Off and Falls From About 20 Metres High in Shek Wai Kok Estate, Striking Female Pedestrian on the Head

At about 11am, a woman on the pavement outside Shek Ho House in Shek Wai Kok Estate, Tsuen Wan, was suspected to have been hit by a falling branch. She suffered a head injury and was taken to Princess Margaret Hospital by ambulance semi-conscious. The fallen branch was about 6 metres long and 5 centimetres in diameter, and is believed to have broken off and fallen from a large tree about 20 metres above ground. Firefighters arrived and raised an aerial ladder to help remove the remaining dangerous branches.