Police investigating death of MTR driver

The MTR said it will cooperate with the police investigation and provide appropriate assistance to the driver's family. File photo: RTHK

Police are investigating the death of a MTR train driver who was found lying on the road near the elevated tracks in Long Ping station on Tuesday night.



The MTR had said that at around 9.45pm, the Hung Hom-bound West Rail train didn't depart even after passengers had boarded the train, and the driver was missing.



Station staff were later told by people that a person in an MTR uniform was found lying on the road.



Police who were called to the scene said a 25-year-old woman found there was rushed to the Pok Oi Hospital in an unconscious state. She was later transferred to Tuen Mun hospital where she died.



In a statement issued early morning on Wednesday, police said the initial investigation indicates that she fell from a height and they suspect she was run over by a vehicle after the fall.



Police also said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the case, and classified it as suspected suicide. But officers didn't find any notes at the scene and investigations are continuing.



The MTR said it will cooperate with the police investigation and provide appropriate assistance to the driver's family.