A pedestrian was run over by a lorry in Avenida de Venceslau de Morais in Areia Preta district yesterday afternoon, the police said.
According to the police, the accident occurred shortly after 3 p.m. outside the headquarters of Chinese-language newspaper Macao Daily News, when the man was walking across a pelican crossing there.
According to the police, the man was conscious when he was rescued by firemen. He was rushed to a hospital for treatment. The man sustained injuries to his calves. The police did not say which hospital the man was taken to.
The police have launched an investigation into the cause of the accident.
