A cement sand mortar worker was hit by a cement mixer truck on Monday in Xiangshun Road near the Macau New Neighbourhood (MNN) project construction site’s Lot 1 in Hengqin, with the worker pronounced dead after being rushed to a hospital, a Macau Urban Renewal Limited (MUR) statement announced yesterday.
The incident’s details, the statement noted, are subject to further investigation by the authorities in Hengqin.
The statement noted that Sociedade de Desenvolvimento do Novo Bairro de Macau (Hengqin, Zhuhai), Limitada, an MUR project company established in March 2020 to develop the MNN project, is highly concerned and saddened by the incident. The contractor, Zhejiang Provincial Yijian Construction Group Company Limited, has been requested to handle the matter properly, adding that the contractor’s legal liabilities will be pursued, the statement said.
The statement pointed out that the company “extends its sincere condolences to the family of the worker” and is helping them handle compensation matters, as well as providing aftermath support.
The project’s emergency response plan was activated by the company upon the incident, and the company in charge of the project has set up a task force to specifically address the incident, while demanding that the contractor and supervising entity take “corrective actions” on the construction site’s surrounding traffic environment and remove “all factors affecting road safety and the occurrence of similar incidents”, according to the statement.
MUR is a company owned by the Macau government.
This handout photo provided yesterday by Macau Urban Renewal Limited (MUR) shows the aftermath of the fatal accident that happened on Monday in Xiangshun Road near the Macau New Neighbourhood (MNN) project construction site’s Lot 1 in Hengqin.
